Carbonaro
Variant of Carbonari
Car·bo·nari (kär′bō̂ nä′rē)
plural noun sing. Carbonaro -·na′ro (-rō̂)
Etymology: It, pl. of carbonaro, charcoal burner (< L carbonarius < carbo: see carbon): said to be so named from meeting among the charcoal burners and using their jargon
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