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vermicelli

Best crossword clue

"Thin pasta strands"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /vəɹməˈsɛli/Part of speech nounSorted ceeiillmrvStarts with VEnds with I1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • A favourite old cookbook (and a pile of parsley to use up) inspire this simple salsa verde – parsley, anchovies, capers, olives – in a fairytale tangle of vermicelli[.]
  • Super-thin rice noodles, or vermicelli, are de rigueur here, but as with pad thai the secret is all in the preparation.

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