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barbecue Definition


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barbecue
noun barbecues
    1. A frame on which food is grilled over an open fire, especially a charcoal fire.
    2. A portable grill for cooking food in this way.
    3. Food cooked in this way.
    4. A party held out of doors at which food is cooked on a barbecue.
verb
    barbecued, barbecueing
    1. To cook (food) on a barbecue, often coating it with a highly-seasoned sauce (a barbecue sauce).
Etymology: 18c: from S American Arawak barbacòa a framework of sticks.



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