barbecue

bar-be-cue · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A method of cooking meat slowly over a fire or hot coals, often with smoke.

  2. 2.

    A grill or outdoor cooking apparatus.

  3. 3.

    An outdoor social gathering where food is cooked on a grill.

  4. 4.

    To cook food on a barbecue; to grill.

Forms

plural: barbecues

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    BBQ — Common abbreviation for barbecue.
  • •
    barbecue sauce — A sauce used for grilling or as a condiment.
  • •
    barbecue pit — An outdoor cooking pit.

Related words

See also: cookout, grill, roast
Synonyms: BBQ, cookout, grill

Etymology

From Spanish barbacoa, from Taino (Caribbean indigenous language), referring to a wooden framework for cooking or sleeping.