carbonari
UK/ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹɪ/US/ˌkɑɹbəˈnɑɹi/
carbonari noun: member or members of the carboneria secret society.
Noun (1)
carbonari (plural carbonari)
- member or members of the carboneria secret society
- I saw Sir Hudson Lowe standing on the same rug with one of Buonaparte's old generals; one of our Tory members, to whom innovation is the 'word of fear,' who considers anarchy and annihilation as synonymous, shrinking in the doorway from the carbonari atmosphere of General Pepi.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 136
Noun (2) capitalized: Carbonari
Carbonari pl (normally plural, singular Carbonaro)
Forms of carbonari
| plural | carbonari |
|---|---|
| singular | Carbonaro |
Origin of carbonari
From Italian carbonari, plural of carbonaro.
From Italian carbonari, plural of carbonaro (dialectal, literally “charcoal burner”), from carbone (“coal”). Doublet of carbonara.
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Questions about carbonari
- What does carbonari mean?
- Carbonari means member or members of the carboneria secret society.
- What part of speech is carbonari?
- Carbonari is a noun.
- How do you pronounce carbonari?
- Carbonari is pronounced /ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːɹɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of carbonari?
- The plural of carbonari is carbonari.
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