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tetrazzini

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /tɛtɹəˈziːni/
  • rhymes with -iːni

1

noun

Meaning 1

An American dish usually including a non-red meat and a white sauce over spaghetti or some similar pasta.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a pasta dish with cream sauce and mushrooms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

Narrower terms: chicken Tetrazzini

History

Etymology

After Luisa Tetrazzini, Italian opera singer.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: тетразини (tetrazini) — Translations