"Bene" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Benes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bene (plural Benes)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bene-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Benes [plural], bene [alternative], benny [alternative], Benny [alternative]
Etymology: Clipping of eggs Benedict Etymology templates: {{clipping of|en|eggs Benedict}} Clipping of eggs Benedict Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bene (plural Benes)
  1. (food) Abbreviation of eggs benedict, an egg dish Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: eggs benedict (extra: an egg dish) Related terms: Bene Israel
    Sense id: en-Bene-en-noun-QgMBFO4- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Topics: food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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