bar·be·cue [or] bar·be·que
barbecue [or] barbeque
- pronunciation:
- bar
b
kyu
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a party, often held outdoors, at which meat and sometimes vegetables are roasted on a grill or spit over an open fire.
They invited all the neighbors to their Fourth of July barbecue. |
| definition 2: |
the apparatus, either fixed or portable, on which such a meal is cooked.
Should I put more chicken on the barbecue? |
| definition 3: |
the food cooked in this manner, often having a spicy sauce.
I just love barbecue, and the spicier the better!Benny's Grill serves the best barbecue in town.- similar words:
- broil, grill
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| related words: |
grill |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
barbecued, barbecues, barbecuing |
| definition: |
to roast on a grill or spit over an open fire, often using a spicy sauce.
Let's barbecue these vegetables along with the chicken.
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| related words: |
broil, char, grill |
Barbecue comes from
barbacoa, a Spanish word for a frame used to roast meat or fish. The Spanish word may come from the language of the Taino people, who once lived on the islands between North and South America.