Carbonara
a sauce or dressing for spaghetti, usually containing minced prosciutto or pancetta, egg yolks, and grated cheese.
Historical Examples
I myself, ignorant of these customs was once carried to the carbonara, the destined place of butchery.
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a salt or ester of carbonic acid. to form into a carbonate. to charge or impregnate with carbon dioxide: carbonated drinks. to make sprightly; enliven. Contemporary Examples It carbonates water for you, so you have club soda any time you want. The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide Megan McArdle December 12, 2012 So it carbonates […]
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a calcitic or dolomitic carbonate rock emplaced as an igneous intrusion.