— Carbonarism , n. — Carbonarist , n. , adj.
/kahr'beuh nahr"ee/ ; It. /kahrdd'baw nah"rddee/ , n.pl., sing. Carbonaro /-nahr"oh/ ; It. /-nah"rddaw/ . Europ. Hist.
the members of a secret political society in the early part of the 19th century, active in Italy, France, and Spain.
[ 1815-25; carbonaro charcoal burner carbonar ( ius ), equiv. to carbon- (s. of carbo ) charcoal + -arius -ARY ]