noun
carbonara
kah-buh-NAH-ruh
noun
1
An Italian pasta dish made with egg, cured pork, cheese, and pepper.
"He ordered spaghetti carbonara at the little trattoria near the station."
Word Forms
carbonaras plural, Carbonaras plural
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Etymology
From Italian alla carbonara, "in the style of the charcoal burners," from carbone, "coal."