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Definition of Barbecue
1. Noun. Meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce.
2. Verb. Cook outdoors on a barbecue grill. "The chefs barbecue the vegetables"; "We cooked out in the forest"
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Grill
Derivative terms: Cookout
3. Noun. A cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit.
4. Noun. A rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors.
Definition of Barbecue
1. n. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.
2. v. t. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.
Definition of Barbecue
1. to cook over live coals or an open fire [v -CUED, -CUING, -CUES]
Medical Definition of Barbecue
1. 1. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast. 2. A social entertainment, where many people assemble, usually in the open air, at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole. 3. A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried. Origin: In the language of Indians of Guiana, a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or smoke-dried. 1. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron. 2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. "Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued." (Pope) Origin: Barbecued; Barbecuing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barbecue
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