English Explanatory Dictionary

carbonara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.
  2. A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce.
  3. 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).
name
  1. A surname from Italian.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carbonara.wav /ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹə/ /ˌkɑɹbəˈnæɹə/

Word forms

carbonara carbonaras

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”).

Translations

Arabic: كَارْبُونَارَا Chinese Mandarin: 培根蛋麵 /培根蛋面 Finnish: carbonara Finnish: miilunpolttajan spagetti French: carbonara Greek: καρμπονάρα Indonesian: karbonara Italian: spaghetti alla carbonara Italian: carbonara Japanese: カルボナーラ Korean: 카르보나라 Korean: 까르보나라 Russian: карбонара
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