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carbonara en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹə/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹə/ (US)
• /ˌkɑɹbəˈnæɹə/ (US)

Etymology

From the Italian carbonara, shortening of alla carbonara (literally “in the manner of charcoal burners”, or “in the manner of the Carbonari”), ultimately from carbone (“coal”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.
   • One of my own grand carbonaras, some crisp and spicy greens, a clean Tuscan white, a pint of raspberry sorbet, a pot of freshly ground strong coffee, and a long beguiling night on my couch in pajamas with cannabis, good TV, and no qualms about the future, please. 1999, Roger D. Skillings, Where the Time Goes, page 10:
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce.
3. (broadly, countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable) A spaghetti dish made using a similar sauce made from a different type of cured pork than guanciale (such as bacon, pancetta, lardons, gammon or ham).

Forms

Translations (22)

it spaghetti alla carbonara (spaghetti dish) · it carbonara (thick pasta sauce) · tr carbonara (thick pasta sauce) · fr carbonara (thick pasta sauce) · cmn 培根蛋麵 /培根蛋面 (spaghetti dish) · it carbonara (spaghetti dish) · el καρμπονάρα (spaghetti dish) · pt carbonara (thick pasta sauce) · pl carbonara (thick pasta sauce) · fi miilunpolttajan kastike (thick pasta sauce) · fi carbonara (spaghetti dish) · cmn 培根蛋醬 /培根蛋酱 (thick pasta sauce) · tr karbonara (thick pasta sauce) · fr carbonara (spaghetti dish) · ar كَارْبُونَارَا (spaghetti dish) · fi miilunpolttajan spagetti (spaghetti dish) · ko 까르보나라 (spaghetti dish) · ja カルボナーラ (spaghetti dish) · fi carbonara (thick pasta sauce) · ru карбонара (spaghetti dish) · id karbonara (spaghetti dish) · ko 카르보나라 (spaghetti dish)