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vermicelli
[ vur-mi-chel-ee, -sel-ee ]
noun
- a kind of pasta in the form of long, slender, solid threads, resembling spaghetti but thinner. Compare macaroni ( def 1 ).
vermicelli
/ vermiˈtʃɛlli; ˌvɜːmɪˈsɛlɪ /
noun
- very fine strands of pasta, used in soups
- tiny chocolate strands used to coat cakes, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of vermicelli1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vermicelli1
Example Sentences
Later, around 400 BC, they invented faloodeh: rice water, vermicelli, and ice mixed with saffron and/or fruit.
By the Middle Ages, the trade in macaroni and vermicelli was already well established.
Macaroni is made into puddings a great deal, and so is vermicelli; but they are at best very indifferent dishes.
There is also a specimen of gravy soup made in October last, and some vermicelli soup made about three weeks ago.
Soups are also good, except they contain rice, or vermicelli, or maccaroni.
If preferred, rice well boiled or baked in milk, or vermicelli paste, can be substituted for the macaroni.
The mother calmly suspended the transfer of the books, and poured sour soup and vermicelli soup, while the Gusevs joked her.
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