Carbonari
[ kahr-buh-nahr-ee; Italian kahr-baw-nah-ree ]
/ ˌkɑr bəˈnɑr i; Italian ˌkɑr bɔˈnɑ ri /
plural noun, singular Car·bo·na·ro [kahr-buh-nahr-oh; Italian kahr-baw-nah-raw] /ˌkɑr bəˈnɑr oʊ; Italian ˌkɑr bɔˈnɑ rɔ/. European History.
the members of a secret political society in the early part of the 19th century, active in Italy, France, and Spain.
Origin of Carbonari
1815–25; < Italian, plural of
carbonaro charcoal burner < Latin
carbōnār(ius), equivalent to
carbōn- (stem of
carbō) charcoal +
-ārius
-ary
OTHER WORDS FROM Carbonari
Car·bo·na·rism, noun Car·bo·na·rist, noun, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for carbonari
British Dictionary definitions for carbonari
Carbonari
/ (ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːrɪ) /
pl n singular -naro (-ˈnɑːrəʊ)
a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification
Word Origin for Carbonari
C19: from Italian, plural of
carbonaro seller or burner of charcoal, name adopted by the society