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Wikipedia has an article on: Barbecue Marinated beef grilling on a barbecue.

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Etymology

From Spanish barbacoa, from Arawakan (Haiti) barbakoa "framework of sticks," the raised wooden structure the Indians used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally "meal of roasted meat or fish".

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular barbecue

Plural barbecues

barbecue (plural barbecues)

  1. A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.
  2. A meal or event highlighted by food cooked on a barbecue.
    We're having a barbecue on Saturday, and you're invited.

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Verb

Infinitive to barbecue

Third person singular barbecues

Simple past barbecued

Past participle barbecued

Present participle barbecuing

to barbecue (third-person singular simple present barbecues, present participle barbecuing, simple past and past participle barbecued)

  1. To cook food on a barbecue; to grill.

Translations

to grill

 

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