carbonaro

< /ˌkɑr bəˈnɑr oʊ; Italian ˌkɑr bɔˈnɑ rɔ/. European History.

1. the members of a secret political society in the early part of the 19th century, active in Italy, France, and Spain.

pl n singular -naro (-ˈnɑːrəʊ)

1. a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification