barbecue definition - Dictionary

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bar·be·cue [ brbə ky ] (plural bar·be·cues) or bar·be·que [ brbə ky ] (plural bar·be·ques)

noun

Definition:

1. outdoor party with food cooked outdoors: an outdoor party where people eat food cooked on a grill

2. food cooked on grill: food, especially meat, poultry, and fish, cooked on a grill

3. equipment for cooking outdoors: an apparatus, including a grill and fuel, used for cooking food outdoors

[Mid-17th century. < American Spanish barbacoa, probably < Arawak barbakoa "frame of sticks"]

bar·be·cue transitive verb