Boyardee

English Etymology Anglicization of en it Boiardi, a phonetic respelling of the Italian pronunciation. Coined by en 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. Proper noun ~ en Italian. en w:Chef Boyardee a brand of prepackaged food, mostly canned read-to-reheat pasta products, now manufactured by ConAgra Foods. Synonyms surname en Boiardi brand en Boy-Ar-Dee, en Boy-ar-dee, en BoyArDee, en Chef Boy-Ar-Dee, en Chef Boy-ar-dee, en Chef BoyArDee, en Chef Boyardee Translations surname Italian: it Boiardi