carbonara
noun
car·bo·nara
ˌkär-bə-ˈnär-ə 
: a dish of hot pasta into which other ingredients (such as eggs, bacon or ham, and grated cheese) have been mixed
—often used as a postpositive modifier
spaghetti carbonara
Examples of carbonara in a Sentence
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Guests can order food and drinks — everything from tiger prawn Thai salad and carbonara pasta to Champagne and inventive mocktails.
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Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Eating from a big serving bowl in bed with your partner might not be everyone’s idea of romance, but carbonara is always sure to impress your sweetheart.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
The addition of eggs and crispy bacon almost makes this dish a baked carbonara.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
This is carbonara for the clumsy, the impatient and the greedy.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
Below, Gemma speaks to Variety about how the film mirrors her real life, navigating her father’s legacy and making carbonara for Quentin Tarantino.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
His main point is that carbonara changes with time.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
The Roman pastas on the menu include a superior version of carbonara.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2023
The comments are full of people arguing over whether or not using mayo basically makes the dish into a carbonara.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Eating from a big serving bowl in bed with your partner might not be everyone’s idea of romance, but carbonara is always sure to impress your sweetheart.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
The addition of eggs and crispy bacon almost makes this dish a baked carbonara.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
This is carbonara for the clumsy, the impatient and the greedy.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
Below, Gemma speaks to Variety about how the film mirrors her real life, navigating her father’s legacy and making carbonara for Quentin Tarantino.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
His main point is that carbonara changes with time.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
The Roman pastas on the menu include a superior version of carbonara.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2023
The comments are full of people arguing over whether or not using mayo basically makes the dish into a carbonara.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2023
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“Carbonara.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbonara. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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