noun
- short for carbohydrate; a nutrient that provides energy to the body
Usage: informal; commonly used in fitness and nutrition contexts
Examples
- Athletes often load up on carbos before a big race.
- Brown rice is a good source of complex carbos.
- The nutritionist recommended eating more carbos and less fat.
- Pasta is full of carbos that give you quick energy.
- She tracks her carbos carefully as part of her diet plan.