carbonara

American  

[kahr-buh-nahr-uh, kahr-baw-nah-rah] / ˌkɑr bəˈnɑr ə, ˌkɑr bɔˈnɑ rɑ /

noun

Italian Cooking.

1. a sauce or dressing for spaghetti, usually containing minced prosciutto or pancetta, egg yolks, and grated cheese.

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Etymology

Origin of carbonara

1960–65; < dialectal Italian ( alla ) carbonara literally, in the manner of the charcoal pit (compare Late Latin carbonaria brazier; Carbonari ); perhaps in reference to the use of leftover grilled meat in the sauce

Example Sentences

It’s a vegan restaurant and I’ve had meat-eating friends say that their carbonara is their favorite.

From Los Angeles Times

Tossed with pasta, egg, cheese, and a little of the starchy cooking water, they became a mushroom carbonara—rich, smoky, and deeply satisfying.

From Salon

Italians often get angry when foreigners tinker with their food recipes - pizza with pineapple, cappuccino after midday or carbonara with cream, for example.

From BBC

The foreboding carbonara was brewing in my mind — enticed by ingredients of splendid quality; guanciale, pecorino and fresh eggs.

From Salon

“If somebody came in here and asked for a can of carbonara they would immediately be thrown out.”

From Salon