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See also:VERMICELLI (plural of Ital. vermicello, little See also:worm, See also:Lat. vermicellus, diminutive of vermis, worm) , the name of a See also:kind of See also:paste, made of the granular See also:meal of certain hard wheats, and used as a See also:food . It is made into See also:worm-like threads, whence its name, and differs from See also:macaroni only in being made solid and not in hollow tubes . " Spaghetti " (dim. of spago, a small See also:cord) is a larger kind of See also:vermicelli . In See also:Italy these various pastes See also:form a See also:staple See also:article of food . In other countries " vermicelli" is used in soups and puddings, &c . |
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