fedelini

[ fed-l-ee-nee ]

noun

1. an extremely fine, strand-like pasta, thinner than vermicelli.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fedelini¹

< Italian, variant of fidel ( l ) ini, diminutive of fidelli, Upper Italian form of filelli, plural of filello, equivalent to filo thread (< Latin filum ) + -ello diminutive suffix; -elle