barbecue
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- noun
- /ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/
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- The chef prepared a delicious barbecue chicken, marinated with spices before grilling.
- a barbecue grill
Examples
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I imagined it over and over as I headed out back to the barbecue pit.
Fiction book (1999) -
Nice Texas barbecue on your lap would be so good.
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So I go out to Korean barbecue, and he ordered so much food.
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We're about to go eat at Phil's Barbecue and get some ribs.
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So we are on the hunt for the best brisket, best barbecue in Dallas.
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It's a charcoal barbecue, the kind you use in summer for cooking hamburgers.
Fiction book (1990) -
The fathers walked to the barbecue grill for the eighth and ninth hamburgers, the last two left.
Fiction book (1992) -
Lizzie was playing with Miles while the Reverend Burford tended the barbecue grill.
Fiction book (1998) -
Many campground parks have picnic tables and barbecue pits at each of their campsites.
Blog text (27) -
We set up the barbecue in the backyard for our family gathering this weekend.
Synonyms
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1.4
A frame of metal bars used as a screen or barrier
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6.7
A small portable grill that cooks food over hot coals
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2.3
A metal frame with bars used to cook food over a fire
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2.4
A place in the ground where people burn wood or charcoal to cook meat
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1.0
A device for cooking food over hot coals outdoors
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3.4
A device for cooking food over direct heat on a grill
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5.6
A grill that cooks food over high heat to give it a slightly charred, smoky taste
A metal grill used to cook food outdoors over an open flame
A wooden frame used to cook or smoke meat over a fire
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Etymology
Barbecue comes from the Caribbean word barbacoa, used by the Taino people for a 'frame of sticks' to roast meat over a fire. That's why today barbecue can mean the metal rack or grill we use to cook food outside.