carbonado
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A piece of meat or fish with shallow cuts that people grill
- noun
- Archaic
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carbonado
- They enjoyed a grilled carbonado with a side of roasted vegetables.
Examples
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A traditional carbonado is scored to allow the heat to penetrate the meat evenly.
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The chef prepared a delicious carbonado for dinner.
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The chef prepared a delicious carbonado for the special dinner menu.
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I love the flavor of carbonados when they are grilled.
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A traditional carbonado is scored to allow the heat to penetrate the meat evenly.
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They enjoyed a grilled carbonado with a side of roasted vegetables.
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The chef prepared a delicious carbonado for the special dinner menu.
Surface Forms
carbonado singular
carbonados plural
Etymology
Carbonado comes from Spanish and Portuguese carbón and the English carbon, meaning 'coal' or 'char'. So in cooking a carbonado is meat that is charred or grilled, and the name helps you remember its smoky, browned surface.
