vermicelli

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.
2. (uncountable, usually) Any type of long, thin noodles, as in rice vermicelli.
3. (UK, uncountable, usually) Chocolate sprinkles.

Synonyms

noodles

noodle

pasta

spaghetti

🍝

bean vermicelli

Translations

vermicelle

φιδές

aletria

vermicelli

fidéu

letria

fideo

vermicelles

vermicelli

Nudeln

Fadennudeln

cabelo-de-anjo

fidelinho

vermicelli

المعكرونة

Etymology

From Italian vermicelli, plural of vermicello (“little worm”), from verme (“worm”), from Latin vermis + -cello (“diminutive suffix”).