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Boiardo

American  
[boi-ahr-doh, baw-yahr-daw] / bɔɪˈɑr doʊ, bɔˈjɑr dɔ /
Or Bojardo

noun

  1. Matteo Maria 1434–94, Italian poet.


Boiardo British  
/ boˈjardo /

noun

  1. Matteo Maria (matˈtɛːo maˈria), conte de Scandiano 1434–94, Italian poet; author of the historical epic Orlando Innamorato (1487)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As a prosecutor Mr. Lacey was best known for battling mob bosses, among them Angelo DeCarlo, who was known as Gyp, and Ruggiero Boiardo, who was known as Richie the Boot.

From New York Times Apr. 11, 2017

They also wondered whether he had discussed with members of the city council a contract awarded to the Valentine Electric Co., for which the younger Boiardo is a salesman.

From Time Magazine Archive

He knew the younger Boiardo, he said, and believed that he was under investigation.

From Time Magazine Archive

That was nothing compared to the trouble that Ruggiero Boiardo had in Newark.

From Time Magazine Archive

When we come to consider the romantic poems of Pulci, Boiardo, and Ariosto, we shall be able to estimate the service rendered by men like Andrea da Barberino to polite Italian literature.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

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