Boyardee
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Italian. countable, uncountable
- 2 Ellipsis of Chef Boyardee, a brand of prepackaged food, mostly canned read-to-reheat pasta products, now manufactured by ConAgra Foods. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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.
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