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Boyardee

Boyardee proper noun: a surname from Italian. Also the ellipsis of Chef Boyardee.

Proper noun

Boyardee (countable and uncountable, plural Boyardees)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Also used as

Boyardee is also the ellipsis of Chef Boyardee.

Synonyms of Boyardee

  • Boiardi
  • Boy-Ar-Dee
  • Chef Boy-Ar-Dee
  • Chef BoyArDee

Forms of Boyardee

pluralBoyardees

Origin of Boyardee

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.

Questions about Boyardee

What does Boyardee mean?
Boyardee means a surname from Italian.
What part of speech is Boyardee?
Boyardee is a proper noun.

Words near Boyardee in the dictionary

  1. boyangs
  2. boyanore
  3. boyanores
  4. boyar
  5. boyard
  6. Boyardee
  7. boyardom
  8. boyards
  9. boyaress
  10. boyaresses
  11. Boyarka

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