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Tetrazzini

Tetrazzini

3 6.0
An American baked pasta in a creamy sauce with mushrooms and chicken or seafood
  • noun
  • /ˌtɛtrəˈziːni/
  • US
translation icon : Tetrazzini
  • We like the luxurious turkey tetrazzini by Michele Urvater; it doesn't even taste like leftovers.
  • Chicken Tetrazzini
  • Turkey Tetrazzini

Examples

  • I'm making your favorite, chicken tetrazzini for dinner tonight.

  • but this is great turkey tetrazzini.

    Cousins (1989)

  • I'll have turkey tetrazzini coming out the wazoo.

    Cousins (1989)

  • I'm makin' your favorite, chicken tetrazzini.

    Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

  • Chicken Tetrazzini

    Blog text (28)

  • I got turkey tetrazzini.

    Forsaking All Others (1934)

  • Favorites in my family included Hamburger Helper meals, stuffed shells, chicken Alfredo, hamburgers from the grill, and chicken Tetrazzini (extra creamy sauce please).

    Blog text (18)

  • As Jones recalled her dear friend, she stirred a pot of chicken tetrazzini on the stove.

Synonyms

chicken Tetrazzini
vsTetrazzini
4.0

A creamy pasta dish with chicken and mushrooms often topped with cheese

is a more general baked creamy pasta dish often containing poultry or seafood

Compounds

chicken Tetrazzini
4.0

A creamy pasta dish with chicken and mushrooms often topped with cheese

How Creamy

Tetrazzini
  • US
3 6.0
lasagna
  • US
60 1.7

Surface Forms

Tetrazzini singular
Tetrazzinis plural

Etymology

The word Tetrazzini comes from the Italian singer Luisa Tetrazzini, and the pasta was named after her. So, when you hear Tetrazzini, remember a rich, baked pasta in a creamy sauce often made with chicken, turkey, or seafood.