Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbonari

/ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: car-bonari
IPA: /ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹi/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

member or members of the carboneria secret society

noun

Members of secret revolutionary societies founded in early 19th-century Italy, often with a patriotic and liberal focus.

Example Sentences

"I saw Sir Hudson Lowe standing on the same rug with one of Buonaparte's old generals; one of our Tory members, to whom innovation is the 'word of fear,' who considers anarchy and annihilation as synonymous, shrinking in the doorway from the carbonari atmosphere of General Pepi."

Etymology

From Italian carbonari, plural of carbonaro.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: carbonari

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹi/
British English: /ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹɪ/

Inflected Forms

Carbonaro (singular)

Derived Forms

Carbonarism

Rhymes With

barry ferrari safari mari starry qatari shari calamari kalahari dari tarry bihari

Questions

How do you pronounce carbonari?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹi/.
What does carbonari mean?: member or members of the carboneria secret society
Where does carbonari come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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