Barbecue

['bɑːbɪkjuː] or ['bɑrbɪkju]

Definition

(noun.) a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors.

(noun.) a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit.

(noun.) meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce.

Checker: Wendy--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.

(n.) A social entertainment, where many people assemble, usually in the open air, at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole.

(n.) A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried.

(v. t.) To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.

(v. t.) To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.

Checked by Anita

Definition

v.t. to roast whole as a pig: to cure flesh by exposing it on a barbecue.—n. a framework on which to dry and smoke meat above a fire: an animal roasted whole: an open floor on which coffee-beans and the like are spread out to dry: (Amer.) a large social or political entertainment where the hospitalities are on a lavish scale.

Checked by Letitia