barbecue, barbeque or (informal) bar-b-q /bärˈbi-kū or -bə-/

1. To grill over an open fire, usu of charcoal, often adding a highly seasoned sauce to the food
2. To roast whole (obsolete)
3. To cure on a barbecue (obsolete)

1. A framework for barbecuing food over an open fire
2. A portable grill for cooking thus
3. Food cooked in this way
4. A party, esp held out of doors, where food is so cooked
5. An open floor on which coffee beans and the like are spread out to dry

barbecue sauce noun

A spicy sauce added to barbecued food

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