Definition of Vermiceli
Ver`mi*cel"li (?), n. [It., pl. of
vermicello, literally, a little worm, dim. of verme a worm,
L. vermis. See Worm, and cf. Vermicule,
Vermeil.] The flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into
dough, and forced through small cylinders or pipes till it takes a slender,
wormlike form, whence the Italian name. When the paste is made in larger
tubes, it is called macaroni.
Ver`mi*cel"li (?), n. [It., pl. of
vermicello, literally, a little worm, dim. of verme a worm,
L. vermis. See Worm, and cf. Vermicule,
Vermeil.] The flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into
dough, and forced through small cylinders or pipes till it takes a slender,
wormlike form, whence the Italian name. When the paste is made in larger
tubes, it is called macaroni.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (uncountable) long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner. Also called angel hair pasta
Italian
- vermicelli
- (South Italy) spaghetti
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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