First Known Use: 1963
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carbonara
noun car·bo·nara \ˌkär-bə-ˈnär-ə\
Definition of CARBONARA
: a dish of hot pasta into which other ingredients (as eggs, bacon or ham, and grated cheese) have been mixed —often used as a postpositive modifier <spaghetti carbonara>
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Origin of CARBONARA
Italian dialect (alla) carbonara, literally, in the manner of a charcoal maker
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