'Vermicelli' definitions:
Definition of 'vermicelli'
(from WordNet)
noun
Pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti
Definition of 'Vermicelli'
From: GCIDE
- Vermicelli \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. [1913 Webster]