Vermicelli Definition
vûrmĭ-chĕlē, -sĕlē
noun
Pasta like spaghetti, but in thinner strings.
Webster's New World
Origin of Vermicelli
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From Italian plural of Italian vermicello (“little worm"), from verme (“worm"), from Latin vermis + -cello (“diminutive suffix")
From Wiktionary
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Italian pl. of vermicello diminutive of verme worm from Latin vermis wer-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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