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Word entry · 8 letters

barbecue

Best crossword clue

"Grill outdoors"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/Part of speech verb, nounSorted abbceeruStarts with BEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. cook outdoors on a barbecue grill

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • We cooked our food on the barbecue.
  • We're having a barbecue on Saturday, and you're invited.
  • She ordered a plate of barbecue with a side of slaw.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Grill outdoors8 letters
02Outdoor grill meal8 letters

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