Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Pasta in long, very thin strands.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Italian paste prepared of flour, cheese, yolks of eggs, sugar, and saffron, manufactured in the form of long slender threads, and so named on account of its wormlike appearance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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 .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun long,
slender pasta , similar tospaghetti , only thicker.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Rice vermicelli is made from rice, and bean thread noodles are made from mung beans.
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The vermicelli is an inspired contribution to the meal!
Grilled Vietnamese Marinated Halibut Laura 2009
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According to Andrea Nguyen (in Into the Vietnamese Kitchen), rice vermicelli is much like Western pasta in that everyone will have their own preference as to how cooked they want it.
Archive 2008-01-01 Laura 2008
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According to Andrea Nguyen (in Into the Vietnamese Kitchen), rice vermicelli is much like Western pasta in that everyone will have their own preference as to how cooked they want it.
Bun Bo Shao (Vietnamese Sirloin served on Rice Vermicelli and Veggies) Laura 2008
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Your addition of vermicelli is very interesting so I will try that next time I make torta di ricotta.
ricotta tart with vermicelli pasta myriam 2007
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Alternatively, itriyya might be referred to with the more down-to-earth Italian word vermicelli, meaning “little worms.”
Delizia! John Dickie 2008
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The only noodles commonly used are super-thin vermicelli ( "seviyan") used to make a dessert or sometimes cooked into a savory dish ( "upma").
Archive 2006-01-01 Nupur 2006
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DRYING NOODLES: In Hyderabad, India, on Monday, a young boy dried seviyan, thin vermicelli, which is used to make sheer korma, a traditional sweet dish prepared by the Muslim community during the holy month of Ramadan.
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It is like fine vermicelli, which is sometimes accompanied with drops of blood.
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That of smaller diameter than macaroni (which is about the thickness of a goose-quill) is called vermicelli; and when smaller still, fidelini.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
sionnach commented on the word vermicelli
woodworm damage in the string section
October 15, 2007
palooka commented on the word vermicelli
I understand Italian orchestras are particularly susceptible to this infestation.
October 15, 2007
skipvia commented on the word vermicelli
"Are you speaking of the worm, or the spaghetti?" Frederick Frankenstein (that's "Fronkensteen"...)
October 15, 2007
reesetee commented on the word vermicelli
Haha! Good one, sionnach.
October 15, 2007
uselessness commented on the word vermicelli
Oh, you must be Igor.
October 15, 2007
skipvia commented on the word vermicelli
That's "Eyegor."
October 15, 2007
uselessness commented on the word vermicelli
Incidentally... I don't mean to embarrass you in any way, but I'm a rather brilliant surgeon. Perhaps I can help you with that hump?
October 15, 2007
reesetee commented on the word vermicelli
What hump?
October 16, 2007
npydyuan commented on the word vermicelli
My hump. My hump. My hump, my hump, my hump.
October 16, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word vermicelli
Wasn't your hump on the other side?
October 16, 2007
reesetee commented on the word vermicelli
What hump?
October 16, 2007
fbharjo commented on the word vermicelli
little worms....that's nice
August 23, 2012