nouninformal
A carbohydrate, especially when talking about food or a diet.
I’m trying to eat fewer carbs.
Rice is high in carbs.
Common phrases & grammar
low-carb diet · high-carb meal · count your carbs
eat carbs
cut down on carbs
American English
How to pronounce carb
nounB1
KAHRB
/kʰɑɹb̚/
One syllable.
A carbohydrate, especially when talking about food or a diet.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
Useful expressions
Containing little carbohydrate.
She is following a low-carb diet.
Eating a lot of carbohydrate before a long or demanding physical activity.
The runners started carb loading before the race.
Related words & forms
Carb is the short, informal form of carbohydrate. It does not mean “coal”; coal is carbón.