Tetrazzini

[ te-truh-zee-nee; Italian te-traht-tsee-nee ]

noun
  1. Lu·i·sa [loo-ee-zah], /luˈi zɑ/, 1874–1940, Italian operatic soprano.

adjective
  1. (often lowercase) served over pasta with a cream sauce, often flavored with sherry, sprinkled with cheese, and browned in the oven: chicken Tetrazzini.

Origin of Tetrazzini

1
(in def. 2) after L. Tetrazzini, for whom it was first made

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Tetrazzini

/ (Italian tetratˈtsiːni) /


noun
  1. Luisa (luˈiːza). 1871–1940, Italian coloratura soprano

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