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

Dishes include prosciutto eggs Benedict ($26), shrimp with polenta ($32), pasta carbonara ($24), chicken and waffles ($22) and crêpes with orange caramel sauce ($24). —Ana Khan, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026

The appetizer course is tailored to each destination with options like roast chicken and pasta carbonara for flights to Rome and Gochujang chicken with traditional banchan on trips to Seoul. —Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026

Don’t miss the wood oven pizza like the carbonara topped with egg and guanciale. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026

Alongside carbonara and amatriciana, cacio e pepe is one of Rome’s most essential pasta dishes. —Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026

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