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vermicelli (n.)
kind of pasta, 1660s, literally "little worms," from Italian
vermicelli
, plural of
vermicello
, diminutive of
verme
, accusative singular of Latin
vermis
"worm" (see
worm
(n.)). So called for resemblance.