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carbonara

/ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
car-bonara
IPA
/ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹə/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Italian.

Example Sentences

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹə/
  • British English: /ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

carbonaras (plural)

Rhymes With

lara mara tamara tiara barra ferrara nara chara guevara guadalajara vergara parra

Questions

How do you pronounce carbonara?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹə/.
What does carbonara mean?
A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.
Where does carbonara come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce carbonara

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