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Meaning of 'barbecue' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Barbecue [ n.]
- A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.
- A social entertainment, where many people assemble, usually in the open air, at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole.
- A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried.
2 . Barbecue [ v. t.]
- To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.
- To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.

Meaning of 'barbecue' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . barbecue [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
Example in sentence:
  • let's barbecue that meat;
  • We cooked out in the forest

Nearby Words:

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