bar·be·cue [or] bar·be·que
 barbecue [or] barbeque
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- pronunciation:
- bar
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kyu
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A barbecue is an outdoor party where meat and sometimes vegetables are cooked over an open fire.
We are invited to a barbecue on the Fourth of July. |
| definition 2: |
A barbecue is a piece of equipment that food is cooked on outdoors. A barbecue is also called a grill.
My dad is cooking chicken on the barbecue tonight.
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| definition 3: |
When you eat barbecue, you are eating the food cooked on a barbecue.
Our barbecue is the best because of my mom's special sauce. |
| related words: |
grill |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
barbecues, barbecuing, barbecued |
| definition: |
When someone barbecues, they cook meat or vegetables over an open fire.
Our neighbors were barbecuing last night, and it smelled so good!
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| related words: |
broil, 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.