carbonaran.

Etymology: Shortened either < spaghetti alla carbonara n., or < spaghetti carbonara n., or directly < Italian alla carbonara < alla in the (style of) + carbonara , of uncertain origin: perhaps feminine of Italian regional carbonaro charcoal seller or burner (a1561; < carbone charcoal ( < classical Latin carbō : see carbon n.) + -aro < classical Latin -ārius -ary suffix¹); alternatively, carbonara may arise from the name of a restaurant. Compare:1999 A. Davidson Oxf. Compan. Food 740/3 Spaghetti alla carbonara... It has been suggested that this is a traditional dish of the carbonari, or charcoal burners, but that is implausible. A more credible explanation is that it was invented in 1944 as a result of the American occupation troops having their lavish rations of eggs and bacon prepared by local cooks. The name would then be from a Rome restaurant, the ‘Carbonara’, which makes a speciality of the dish.