carbonara

See also: Carbonara

English

Etymology

From the Italian carbonara, shortening of alla carbonara (literally “in the manner of charcoal burners”, or “in the manner of the Carbonari”), ultimately from carbone (“coal”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹə/, /ˌkɑɹbəˈnæɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɹə, -æɹə

Noun

carbonara (countable and uncountable, plural carbonaras)

1. A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.
   • 1999, Roger D. Skillings, Where the Time Goes‎^[1], 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. (by extension) A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce.
3. (by extension, sometimes proscribed) A spaghetti dish made using a similar sauce made from a different type of cured pork than guanciale (such as bacon, pancetta, lardons, gammon or ham).

Translations

thick pasta sauce

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 培根蛋醬 / 培根蛋酱 (péigēndànjiàng)

• Finnish: carbonara, miilunpolttajan kastike
• French: carbonara (fr) f
• Italian: carbonara (it) f
• Polish: carbonara (pl) f
• Portuguese: carbonara (pt) m
• Turkish: carbonara, karbonara

spaghetti dish

• Arabic: كَارْبُونَارَا f (kārbunāra)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 培根蛋麵 / 培根蛋面 (péigēndànmiàn)

• Finnish: carbonara, miilunpolttajan spagetti
• French: carbonara (fr) f
• Greek: καρμπονάρα (el) f (karmponára)
• Indonesian: karbonara
• Italian: spaghetti alla carbonara m pl, carbonara (it) f
• Japanese: カルボナーラ (karubonāra)
• Korean: 카르보나라 (kareubonara), 까르보나라 (kkareubonara)

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Translations to be checked

• Russian: карбона́ра f (karbonára)
• Ukrainian: карбона́ра f (karbonára)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian carbonara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrbonɑːrɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rbo̞ˌnɑ̝ːrɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑːrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): car‧bo‧na‧ra

Noun

carbonara

1. carbonara

Declension

Inflection of carbonara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		carbonara	carbonarat
genitive		carbonaran	carbonarojen
partitive		carbonaraa	carbonaroja
illative		carbonaraan	carbonaroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		carbonara	carbonarat
accusative	nom.	carbonara	carbonarat
	gen.	carbonaran
genitive		carbonaran	carbonarojen carbonarain rare
partitive		carbonaraa	carbonaroja
inessive		carbonarassa	carbonaroissa
elative		carbonarasta	carbonaroista
illative		carbonaraan	carbonaroihin
adessive		carbonaralla	carbonaroilla
ablative		carbonaralta	carbonaroilta
allative		carbonaralle	carbonaroille
essive		carbonarana	carbonaroina
translative		carbonaraksi	carbonaroiksi
abessive		carbonaratta	carbonaroitta
instructive		—	carbonaroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of carbonara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative carbonarani carbonarani accusative nom. carbonarani carbonarani gen. carbonarani genitive carbonarani carbonarojeni carbonaraini rare partitive carbonaraani carbonarojani inessive carbonarassani carbonaroissani elative carbonarastani carbonaroistani illative carbonaraani carbonaroihini adessive carbonarallani carbonaroillani ablative carbonaraltani carbonaroiltani allative carbonaralleni carbonaroilleni essive carbonaranani carbonaroinani translative carbonarakseni carbonaroikseni abessive carbonarattani carbonaroittani instructive — — comitative — carbonaroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative carbonarasi carbonarasi accusative nom. carbonarasi carbonarasi gen. carbonarasi genitive carbonarasi carbonarojesi carbonaraisi rare partitive carbonaraasi carbonarojasi inessive carbonarassasi carbonaroissasi elative carbonarastasi carbonaroistasi illative carbonaraasi carbonaroihisi adessive carbonarallasi carbonaroillasi ablative carbonaraltasi carbonaroiltasi allative carbonarallesi carbonaroillesi essive carbonaranasi carbonaroinasi translative carbonaraksesi carbonaroiksesi abessive carbonarattasi carbonaroittasi instructive — — comitative — carbonaroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative carbonaramme carbonaramme accusative nom. carbonaramme carbonaramme gen. carbonaramme genitive carbonaramme carbonarojemme carbonaraimme rare partitive carbonaraamme carbonarojamme inessive carbonarassamme carbonaroissamme elative carbonarastamme carbonaroistamme illative carbonaraamme carbonaroihimme adessive carbonarallamme carbonaroillamme ablative carbonaraltamme carbonaroiltamme allative carbonarallemme carbonaroillemme essive carbonaranamme carbonaroinamme translative carbonaraksemme carbonaroiksemme abessive carbonarattamme carbonaroittamme instructive — — comitative — carbonaroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative carbonaranne carbonaranne accusative nom. carbonaranne carbonaranne gen. carbonaranne genitive carbonaranne carbonarojenne carbonarainne rare partitive carbonaraanne carbonarojanne inessive carbonarassanne carbonaroissanne elative carbonarastanne carbonaroistanne illative carbonaraanne carbonaroihinne adessive carbonarallanne carbonaroillanne ablative carbonaraltanne carbonaroiltanne allative carbonarallenne carbonaroillenne essive carbonarananne carbonaroinanne translative carbonaraksenne carbonaroiksenne abessive carbonarattanne carbonaroittanne instructive — — comitative — carbonaroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative carbonaransa carbonaransa accusative nom. carbonaransa carbonaransa gen. carbonaransa genitive carbonaransa carbonarojensa carbonarainsa rare partitive carbonaraansa carbonarojaan carbonarojansa inessive carbonarassaan carbonarassansa carbonaroissaan carbonaroissansa elative carbonarastaan carbonarastansa carbonaroistaan carbonaroistansa illative carbonaraansa carbonaroihinsa adessive carbonarallaan carbonarallansa carbonaroillaan carbonaroillansa ablative carbonaraltaan carbonaraltansa carbonaroiltaan carbonaroiltansa allative carbonaralleen carbonarallensa carbonaroilleen carbonaroillensa essive carbonaranaan carbonaranansa carbonaroinaan carbonaroinansa translative carbonarakseen carbonaraksensa carbonaroikseen carbonaroiksensa abessive carbonarattaan carbonarattansa carbonaroittaan carbonaroittansa instructive — — comitative — carbonaroineen carbonaroinensa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar.boˈna.ra/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Hyphenation: car‧bo‧nà‧ra

Adjective

carbonara

1. feminine singular of carbonaro

Derived terms

• alla carbonara

Noun

carbonara f (plural carbonare)

1. female equivalent of carbonaro (“charcoal burner; member of the Carbonari”)
2. (by ellipsis) carbonara sauce
3. (by ellipsis and by extension) carbonara pasta or, more specifically, spaghetti

   Synonyms: pasta alla carbonara, spaghetti alla carbonara

Anagrams

• barracano

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾboˈnaɾa/ [kaɾ.β̞oˈna.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: car‧bo‧na‧ra

Etymology 1

Noun

carbonara f (plural carbonaras)

1. carbonara (sauce)

Etymology 2

Verb

carbonara

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of carbonar

Further reading

• “carbonara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10