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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɑː^rbɪkjuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɑrbɪˌkju/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bär′bi kyo̅o̅′)

Inflections of 'barbecue' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

barbecues: v 3rd person singular

barbecuing: v pres p

barbecued: v past

barbecued: v past p

bar•be•cue or bar•be•que /ˈbɑrbɪˌkyu/USA pronunciation n., v., -cued or -qued, -cu•ing or -qu•ing.
n. [countable]

Fooda grill for cooking food over an open fire.
a meal, usually outdoors, at which food is roasted over an open fire.

Foodto broil or roast (food) over an open fire: [no object]It's a pleasant evening; let's barbecue for a change.[~ + object]Let's barbecue steaks.

bar•be•cue (bär′bi kyo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n., v., -cued, -cu•ing.
n.

Foodpieces of beef, fowl, fish, or the like, roasted over an open hearth, esp. when basted in a barbecue sauce.
Fooda framework, as a grill or a spit, or a fireplace for cooking meat or vegetables over an open fire.
Fooda dressed steer, lamb, or other animal, roasted whole.
a meal, usually in the open air and often as a political or social gathering, at which meats are roasted over an open hearth or pit.

v.t.

Foodto broil or roast whole or in large pieces over an open fire, on a spit or grill, often seasoning with vinegar, spices, salt, and pepper.
Foodto cook (sliced or diced meat or fish) in a highly seasoned sauce.

v.i.

to cook by barbecuing or to entertain at a barbecue:If the weather's nice, we'll barbecue in the backyard.

Also, barbeque, bar-b-que.

Arawak (perh. Taino) barbacoa a raised frame of sticks
Spanish barbacoa
1655–65

bar′be•cu′er, n.

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barbecue /ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/ n

a meal cooked out of doors over an open fire
an outdoor party or picnic at which barbecued food is served
a grill or fireplace used in barbecuing
the food so cooked

vb ( -cues, -cuing, -cued) (transitive)

to cook (meat, fish, etc) on a grill, usually over charcoal and often with a highly seasoned sauce
to cook (meat, fish, etc) in a highly seasoned sauce

Etymology: 17th Century: from American Spanish barbacoa, probably from Taino: frame made of sticks

'barbecue' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

barbecue stopper - BBQ - braaivleis - ashpit - barbecue sauce - barbeque - Bar-B-Q - bar-b-que - buccaneer - grill - nice - outdoor - pullout - 'que - roast - Sloppy Joe

In Lists: Garden objects, Things in a lawn/yard, Things with a flame, more...

Synonyms: roaster, grill, hibachi, griddle, appliance, more...

Collocations: Come over for a barbecue., invite them over for a barbecue, are having a barbecue on [Sunday], more...

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