barbecue

Barbecue means to grill food outside over a fire or live coals.

(verb)

Preparing a hot dog on the grill is an example of barbecue.

The definition of barbecue is something used for cooking out-of-doors over coals or fire, or is food that has been cooked that way.

(noun)

See barbecue in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Obsolete a raised framework for smoking, drying, or broiling meat
a hog, steer, etc. broiled or roasted whole over an open fire, sometimes in an open pit
1. any meat broiled over an open fire
2. any meat prepared and broiled with a barbecue sauce
☆ a party or picnic at which such meat is served
a restaurant that specializes in barbecuing
1. an outdoor structure for cooking or, esp., roasting over an open fire
2. a portable outdoor grill

Origin: AmSp barbacoa < Taino, lit., framework of sticks

to prepare (meat) outdoors by roasting on a spit or broiling on a grill, usually over a charcoal fire
to broil or cook (meat) with a highly seasoned sauce () containing vinegar, tomatoes, spices, etc.

adjective

See barbecue in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A grill, pit, or outdoor fireplace for roasting meat.
a. A whole animal carcass or section thereof roasted or broiled over an open fire or on a spit.
b. A social gathering, usually held outdoors, at which food is cooked over an open flame.

transitive verb bar·be·cued, bar·be·cu·ing, bar·be·cues

To roast, broil, or grill (meat or seafood) over live coals or an open fire, often basting with a seasoned sauce.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish barbacoa

Origin: , of Taino origin

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