barbecue

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Alabama barbecue is a Memphis-style variant.

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  1. noun A grill, pit, or outdoor fireplace for roasting meat.
  2. noun A whole animal carcass or section thereof roasted or broiled over an open fire or on a spit.
  3. noun A social gathering, usually held outdoors, at which food is cooked over an open flame.
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  • Whether you're looking for house-smoked breakfast treats or something special for the barbecue, the manly, moustachioed knife-wielders ...
  • April 2, 2009 The word barbecue has been in existence since 1699, yet one imagines that man has been using this method of cooking outdoors since the discovery of fire. —  gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
  • This unassuming spot specialized in Chinese barbecue and noodle soups.
  • You can't do without bread for your barbecue, but don't use buns or white bread. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The Sunday Express reported she claimed a total of £304 for a barbecue, garden patio set and heater at her family home in Redditch, Worcestershire, which Ms Smith calls her second home. —  British Blogs
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  1. American Spanish barbacoa, of Taino origin.

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  1. Also barbacue, and formerly barbicue, barbecu, borbecu = Spanish barbacoa, from Haytian barbacoa, a framework of sticks set upon posts. In Cuba barbacoa designates a platform or floor in the top story of country houses where fruits and grain are kept.
  2. from barbecue, n.
 

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/ˈbɑrbəkju/
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