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Pronunciation / Transliteration: barbacoa
"Hicimos una barbacoa en el patio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A method of cooking meat slowly over a fire or hot coals, often outdoors.
"We decided to have a barbecue in the backyard this weekend." - 2
A social gathering where food is cooked on a barbecue.
"The neighborhood barbecue was a great opportunity to meet new friends."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Caribbean term 'barbakoa', meaning a framework of sticks set upon posts, adopted into Spanish as 'barbacoa' during the 16th century and eventually entering English. Over time, the semantic meaning shifted from a wooden structure used for curing meat to the cooking method itself and the social gathering surrounding it.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Barbecue" is said worldwide
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barbecue
Transliteration: barbecue
"Nous avons organisé un barbecue dans le jardin."
Grill
Transliteration: gril
"Wir haben ein Grillfest im Garten veranstaltet."
barbecue
Transliteration: barbecue
"Abbiamo fatto un barbecue nel giardino."
barbacoa
Transliteration: barbacoa
"Hicimos una barbacoa en el patio."
churrasco
Transliteration: shoo-has-ko
"Fizemos um churrasco no quintal."
बारबेक्यू
Transliteration: barbekyu
"हमने बगीचे में बारबेक्यू किया।"
烧烤
Transliteration: shāo kǎo
"我们在后院举行了烧烤。"
바베큐
Transliteration: babeqyu
"우리는 뒷마당에서 바베큐를 했어요."
バーベキュー
Transliteration: bābekyū
"私たちは庭でバーベキューをしました。"
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