carbonara
[ kahr-buh-nahr-uh; Italian kahr-baw-nah-rah ]
/ ˌkɑr bəˈnɑr ə; Italian ˌkɑr bɔˈnɑ rɑ /
noun Italian Cookery.
a sauce or dressing for spaghetti, usually containing minced prosciutto or pancetta, egg yolks, and grated cheese.
Origin of carbonara
1960–65; < dialectal Italian (
alla)
carbonara literally, in the manner of the charcoal pit (compare Late Latin
carbonaria brazier; see
Carbonari); perhaps in reference to the use of leftover grilled meat in the sauce
Words nearby carbonara
carbon-date,
carbon-nitrogen cycle,
carbonaceous,
carbonade,
carbonado,
carbonara,
carbonari,
carbonatation,
carbonate,
carbonation,
carbonatite
Example sentences from the Web for carbonara
I myself, ignorant of these customs was once carried to the Carbonara, the destined place of butchery.