"Boyardee" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Boyardees [plural]
Etymology: Anglicization of Italian Boiardi, a phonetic respelling of the Italian pronunciation. Coined by Ettore Boiardi, when he anglicized and legally changed his name to Hector Boyardee, in the early 20th-century, and named his company and brand Boyardee and Chef Boy-Ar-Dee. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|Boiardi}} Italian Boiardi Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~}} Boyardee (countable and uncountable, plural Boyardees)
  1. A surname from Italian. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (surname): Boiardi (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Boyardee-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 94 6
  2. Ellipsis of Chef Boyardee. A brand of prepackaged food, mostly canned read-to-reheat pasta products, now manufactured by ConAgra Foods. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Chef Boyardee (extra: A brand of prepackaged food, mostly canned read-to-reheat pasta products, now manufactured by ConAgra Foods) Synonyms: Boiardi [surname] Synonyms (brand): Boy-Ar-Dee, Boy-ar-dee, BoyArDee, Chef Boy-Ar-Dee, Chef Boy-ar-dee, Chef BoyArDee, Chef Boyardee
    Sense id: en-Boyardee-en-name-9-mWhSU~ Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of 'brand': 0 100

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