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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/

Definition 1:
• A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.
Example: We cooked our food on the barbecue.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• A meal or event highlighted by food cooked in such an apparatus.
Example: We're having a barbecue on Saturday, and you're invited.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 3:
• Meat, especially pork or beef, which has been cooked in such an apparatus (i.e. smoked over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels) and then chopped up or shredded.
Example: She ordered a plate of barbecue with a side of slaw.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 4:
• A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.
Labels: countable, dated, uncountable

Definition 5:
• A floor on which coffee beans are sun-dried.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 6:
• A framework of sticks.
Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/

Definition 1:
• To cook food on a barbecue; to smoke food over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels.
Labels: intransitive, transitive

Definition 2:
• To grill.
Labels: intransitive, transitive

Definition 3:
• To kill or destroy using high heat or fire; to cook; to burn.
Labels: derogatory, slang, transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barbecue