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

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the years, Rogers and his team devised seasonal gnocchi plates, a lamb carbonara with handmade tagliatelle noodles and pesto bruschetta. —Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 July 2025

The menu includes tiger prawns, lemon pepper chicken skewers, Colorado lamb skewers, chicken pesto fusilli, cauliflower steak, carbonara flatbread and Atlantic salmon. —Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025

See below for info on individual sauces: A carbonara sauce is made with eggs, ham or pork, cheese, salt, and pepper. —Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 29 June 2025

The Carbonara Ravioli, a creative spin with the carbonara components encased in pasta, is also a hit. —Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 20 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian dialect (alla) carbonara, literally, in the manner of a charcoal maker

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carbonara

• arikara
• ishihara
• alara
• amara
• antara
• aymara
• bambara
• camara
• damara
• gandhara
• gemara
• gurdwara