vermicelli
Americannoun
noun
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very fine strands of pasta, used in soups
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tiny chocolate strands used to coat cakes, etc
Etymology
Origin of vermicelli
1660–70; < Italian, plural of vermicello, diminutive of verme worm < Latin vermis
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Serve them with a sweet chili dipping sauce or fresh lettuce leaves and rice vermicelli noodles.
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025
At its most basic, it consists of frozen vermicelli noodles and rosewater syrup, a refined hot-weather treat very like a granita.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023
Across the street from the Sahutoglus’ home, residents emerged from tents with plastic containers and congregated outside the narrow storefront, where they were served scoops of red soup and vermicelli noodles.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023
Recipes include miso mushroom ragu with baked polenta and celery; vermicelli spring rolls; and a sweet potato and black sesame marble bundt.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2023
Neglecting the new shipments delivered to the storage room, she began hounding us for recipes, for vermicelli pudding and papaya stew, and inscribed them in crooked letters in the pages of her inventory ledger.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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