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- [bahr-bi-kyoo]
- /ˈbɑr bɪˌkyu/
- /ˈbɑː.bɪ.kjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bahr-bi-kyoo]
- /ˈbɑr bɪˌkyu/
Definitions of barbecue word
- countable noun barbecue A barbecue is a piece of equipment which you use for cooking on in the open air. 3
- countable noun barbecue If someone has a barbecue, they cook food on a barbecue in the open air. 3
- verb barbecue If you barbecue food, especially meat, you cook it on a barbecue. 3
- noun barbecue a meal cooked out of doors over an open fire 3
- noun barbecue an outdoor party or picnic at which barbecued food is served 3
- noun barbecue a grill or fireplace used in barbecuing 3
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Origin of barbecue
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Spanish barbacoa < Arawak (perhaps Taino) barbacoa a raised frame of sticks
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Parts of speech for Barbecue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
barbecue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for barbecue
noun barbecue
- picnic — PEBCAK
- cookout — A cookout is the same as a barbecue.
- party — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- bake — If you bake, you spend some time preparing and mixing together ingredients to make bread, cakes, pies, or other food which is cooked in the oven.
- spit — to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.
verb barbecue
- grill — a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
- broil — When you broil food, you cook it using very strong heat directly above or below it.
- sear — to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- fry — to cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.
- charcoal — Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
Antonyms for barbecue
verb barbecue
- freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
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