barbecue

//ˈbɑːr.bɪ.kjuː//
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Noun

barbecueSingular
barbecuesPlural
1

An outdoor cooking apparatus using charcoal, gas, or wood to grill food over an open flame or heat source.

We bought a new barbecue for the backyard.

2

A social gathering or party at which food is cooked and served outdoors on a grill.

We're having a barbecue in the backyard this weekend.

3

Food, especially meat, that has been cooked on a barbecue, often with a spicy sauce.

We ordered barbecue with a spicy sauce for dinner.

Verb

barbecueInfinitive
barbecuePresent tense
barbecuedPast tense
barbecuedPast participle
barbecuingPresent participle
barbecuesThird-person singular
1

To cook food, especially meat, on a barbecue grill over an open flame or heat source.

We barbecued chicken and vegetables in the backyard.

Synonym