## Meanings
1. An outdoor meal or party where food is cooked over a fire or grill.
2. A piece of equipment for cooking food outdoors over hot coals.
3. To cook food outdoors on a grill.

## Examples
- We're having a barbecue on Saturday, and you're invited.
- He lit the barbecue and put the sausages on.
- We barbecued steaks and burgers in the backyard.

## Derived Forms
- barbecuer
- barbecuey
- barbie
- bbq
- nonbarbecue

## Related Forms
- balbacua
- barbacoa

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: barbacoa
- Root: barbakoa

## Etymology
From mid-17th century. Borrowed from Spanish barbacoa, from Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”), the raised wooden structure the natives used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”. Doublet of balbacua and barbacoa.

## AI Etymology
Barbecue comes from mid-17th century. Borrowed from Spanish barbacoa, from Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”), the raised wooden structure the natives used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”. Doublet of balbacua and barbacoa.

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- Food & Drink

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