Tetrazzini

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

noun

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

adjective

(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

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

Words Nearby Tetrazzini

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How to use Tetrazzini in a sentence

A hundred thousand people heard Tetrazzini when she did that four years ago.
Abroad at Home | Julian Street
I imagine that Tetrazzini, whom I have not yet heard, must have this bird-like quality.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5 | Various
As I reached it, I heard a trill as perfect as Tetrazzini's.
The Golden Slipper | Anna Katharine Green
Miss Jeannette Gilder was one of the ardent enthusiasts at the début of Tetrazzini.
Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I | Various
He had intended to combine business with pleasure by taking Burke to hear Tetrazzini.
Potash & Perlmutter | Montague Glass

British Dictionary definitions for Tetrazzini

Tetrazzini

/ (Italian tetratˈtsiːni) /

noun

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

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