Meaning of carbonara | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname from Italian.
3. A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce.
   broadly, countable, uncountable
4. 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).
   broadly, countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable

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Examples

“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.”

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