/te'treuh zee"nee/ ; It. /te'trddaht tsee"nee/ , n. Luisa /looh ee"zah/
1. 1874-1940, Italian operatic soprano.
adj.
2. (often l.c.) served over pasta with a cream sauce, often flavored with sherry, sprinkled with cheese, and browned in the oven: chicken Tetrazzini.
[ (in def. 2) after L. Tetrazzini, for whom it was first made ]