Barbecue

Alternative forms

 * barbeque
 * BBQ
 * bar-b-que

Etymology
From barbacoa:, from  barbakoa:, the raised wooden structure the Indians used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”.

Noun

 * 1) A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.
 * 2) A meal or event highlighted by food cooked on a barbecue.
 * We're having a barbecue on Saturday, and you're invited.

Synonyms

 * braai (South African English)

Derived terms

 * barbecue sauce
 * barbie

Verb

 * 1) To cook food on a barbecue; to grill.

Thesaurus
TV dinner, alfresco meal, aspic, bake, baste, blanch, boil, boiled meat, bouilli, braise, breakfast, brew, broil, brown, brunch, buffet supper, civet, clambake, coddle, coffee break, cook, cookout, curry, devil, diner, dinner, do, do to perfection, elevenses, fire, fish fry, flesh, forcemeat, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, game, griddle, grill, hachis, hash, heat, high tea, hot luncheon, jerky, joint, jugged hare, lunch, luncheon, mash, meat, meat breakfast, menue viande, mince, oven-bake, pan, pan-broil, parboil, pemmican, petit dejeuner, picnic, poach, pot roast, prepare, prepare food, roast, sausage meat, saute, scallop, scrapple, sear, shirr, simmer, steam, stew, stir-fry, supper, tea, tea break, teatime, tiffin, toast, venison, viande, wiener roast, wienie roast