One entry found for
vermicelli.
Main Entry:
ver·mi·cel·li 
Pronunciation:
v
r-m
-
chel-
, -
sel-
Function:
noun
Etymology: from Italian
vermicelli "pasta similar to but thinner than spaghetti," literally, "little worms," from
verme "worm," from Latin
vermis "worm" --related to
VERMIN --see
Word History at
VERMIN
: a pasta that is thinner than spaghetti