concept
Vermishelyova (invented surname)
Mrs. Vermicelli
also: Вермишелева, Vermishelevoy, Mrs. Vermicelli
A comic invented feminine surname built from 'vermishel'' (vermicelli/thin noodles), used in a greetings list alongside the real Korneev and Lensky families; paired with 'Makaronova' as a matched pair of pasta-themed household in-joke names, not a real acquaintance.
Reading notes
- To M. P. Chekhova, 26 April 1889. Sumy. §5 Mrs. Vermicelli, Mrs. Macaroni
"Вермишелева" and "Макаронова" are not real acquaintances but a matched pair of comic invented surnames built from pasta words (vermicelli / macaroni), appended to the greetings list as a family in-joke -- see and. Rendered in translation as the equivalent English pasta-word surnames "Mrs. Vermicelli" and "Mrs. Macaroni" to preserve the joke rather than transliterate it opaquely.