English

Noun

carbonara ‎(plural carbonaras)

1. A thick pasta sauce, usually made with eggs, cheese, and bacon.
   • 1999, Roger D. Skillings, Where the Time Goes, page 10:

     One of my own grand carbonaras, some crisp and spicy greens, a clean Tuscan white, a pint of raspberry sorbet, a pot of freshly ground strong coffee, and a long beguiling night on my couch in pajamas with cannabis, good TV, and no qualms about the future, please.

2. A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce.

Translations

Italian

Adjective

carbonara f

1. (of pasta sauce) made from guanciale, grated cheese and beaten egg cooked gently by the heat of the pasta

Adjective

carbonara

1. feminine singular of carbonaro

Usage notes

• Outside of Italy, especially in processed sauces, egg is replaced with cream

Anagrams

• barracano

Spanish

Noun

carbonara f ‎(plural carbonaras)

1. carbonara