Meaning of "barbecue" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BARBECUE

From American Spanish barbacoa, probably from Taino: frame made of sticks.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BARBECUE

barbecue  [ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARBECUE

Barbecue is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb barbecue in English.

WHAT DOES BARBECUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Barbecue

Barbecue is a cooking method and apparatus. In the United States, to grill is to cook meat relatively quickly using the direct heat imparted by a charcoal or propane fire, while barbecue is a much slower method utilizing the indirect heat imparted by the smoke of a wood-fueled fire, often requiring an extended period of several hours. While there is a vast degree of variation and overlap in terminology and method surrounding this form of cooking, the generally accepted difference between barbecue and grilling is in the cooking time and type of heat used: grilling is generally done "hot and fast" over direct heat from low-smoke fuels, while barbecuing is usually done "low and slow" over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels. The term as a noun can refer to the meat or to the cooking apparatus itself. The term 'barbecued' is used as an adjective and refers to foods cooked by this method. The term is also used as a verb for the act of cooking food in this manner. Barbecuing is usually done in an outdoor environment by smoking the meat over wood or charcoal. Restaurant barbecue may be cooked in large brick or metal ovens specifically designed for that purpose.

Definition of barbecue in the English dictionary

The first definition of barbecue in the dictionary is a meal cooked out of doors over an open fire. Other definition of barbecue is an outdoor party or picnic at which barbecued food is served. Barbecue is also a grill or fireplace used in barbecuing.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BARBECUE

PRESENT

Present

I barbecue

you barbecue

he/she/it barbecues

we barbecue

you barbecue

they barbecue

Present continuous

I am barbecuing

you are barbecuing

he/she/it is barbecuing

we are barbecuing

you are barbecuing

they are barbecuing

Present perfect

I have barbecued

you have barbecued

he/she/it has barbecued

we have barbecued

you have barbecued

they have barbecued

Present perfect continuous

I have been barbecuing

you have been barbecuing

he/she/it has been barbecuing

we have been barbecuing

you have been barbecuing

they have been barbecuing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I barbecued

you barbecued

he/she/it barbecued

we barbecued

you barbecued

they barbecued

Past continuous

I was barbecuing

you were barbecuing

he/she/it was barbecuing

we were barbecuing

you were barbecuing

they were barbecuing

Past perfect

I had barbecued

you had barbecued

he/she/it had barbecued

we had barbecued

you had barbecued

they had barbecued

Past perfect continuous

I had been barbecuing

you had been barbecuing

he/she/it had been barbecuing

we had been barbecuing

you had been barbecuing

they had been barbecuing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will barbecue

you will barbecue

he/she/it will barbecue

we will barbecue

you will barbecue

they will barbecue

Future continuous

I will be barbecuing

you will be barbecuing

he/she/it will be barbecuing

we will be barbecuing

you will be barbecuing

they will be barbecuing

Future perfect

I will have barbecued

you will have barbecued

he/she/it will have barbecued

we will have barbecued

you will have barbecued

they will have barbecued

Future perfect continuous

I will have been barbecuing

you will have been barbecuing

he/she/it will have been barbecuing

we will have been barbecuing

you will have been barbecuing

they will have been barbecuing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would barbecue

you would barbecue

he/she/it would barbecue

we would barbecue

you would barbecue

they would barbecue

Conditional continuous

I would be barbecuing

you would be barbecuing

he/she/it would be barbecuing

we would be barbecuing

you would be barbecuing

they would be barbecuing

Conditional perfect

I would have barbecue

you would have barbecue

he/she/it would have barbecue

we would have barbecue

you would have barbecue

they would have barbecue

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been barbecuing

you would have been barbecuing

he/she/it would have been barbecuing

we would have been barbecuing

you would have been barbecuing

they would have been barbecuing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you barbecue
we let´s barbecue
you barbecue

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to barbecue

Past participle

barbecued

Present Participle

barbecuing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BARBECUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «barbecue» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of barbecue

barbie · BBQ · brazier · broil · charbroil · chargrill · rotisserie

TRANSLATION OF BARBECUE

Find out the translation of barbecue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of barbecue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barbecue» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 烧烤
• Translator English - Spanish: barbacoa
• English: barbecue
• Translator English - Hindi: बारबेक्यू
• Translator English - Arabic: مِشْوَاةٌ لِلَحْمِ في الهَوَاءِ الطَّلْق
• Translator English - Russian: барбекю
• Translator English - Portuguese: churrasco
• Translator English - Bengali: কাবাব
• Translator English - French: barbecue
• Translator English - Malay: barbeku
• Translator English - German: Grill
• Translator English - Japanese: バーベキュー
• Translator English - Korean: 바비큐
• Translator English - Javanese: Barbekyu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bếp nướng ngoài trời
• Translator English - Tamil: பார்பெக்யூ
• Translator English - Marathi: बार्बेक्यु
• Translator English - Turkish: barbekü
• Translator English - Italian: griglia
• Translator English - Polish: grill
• Translator English - Ukrainian: барбекю
• Translator English - Romanian: grătar
• Translator English - Greek: μπάρμπεκιου
• Translator English - Afrikaans: barbecue
• Translator English - Swedish: grill
• Translator English - Norwegian: grill

10 QUOTES WITH «BARBECUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word barbecue.

1

Gary Allan

We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other on the guitars. It seemed the more everyone drank and ate, the more everyone got into it.

2

Kurt Angle

In Canada, you can't even have a barbecue in your backyard without being attacked by a moose or even a grizzly bear. Then again, the grizzlies don't beat anyone here in Vancouver; oh, it's true, it's true.

3

Aziz Ansari

When I tour, it's like, well, like a food tour as much as a comedy tour. I try to eat at all the weird places, the obscure barbecue joints, burger places. There are a few spots in L.A. that I'm obsessed with - one of them is the Taco Zone taco truck on Alvarado. There are secret off-menu items that are amazing.

4

George Benson

I actually got discovered in my hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by a man who worked at a place that sold barbecue sandwiches!

5

Ernesto Bertarelli

I really enjoy sailing on Lake Geneva because I can just look at the shore and see my wife having a barbecue with the kids.

6

Hope Davis

Every summer my husband and I pack our suitcases, load our kids into the car, and drive from tense, crowded New York City to my family's cottage in Maine. It's on an island, with stretches of sea and sandy beaches, rocky coasts, and pine trees. We barbecue, swim, lie around, and try to do nothing.

7

Manish Dayal

My family barbecued a lot; good barbecue is more complicated than you think.

8

Tom Douglas

Another way I like to barbecue king salmon is as a whole fish stuffed, literally to the gills, with sweet onions, sliced lemons, and summer sage.

9

Tom Douglas

I use ginger like garlic. I love it for steaming fish and making barbecue sauces or roasted chicken.

10

Patrick Duffy

I do all the cooking in our family. I'm a utilitarian cook, rather than an adventurous one - I only have about 15 recipes in my repertoire that I rotate - but I love being able to go down to the river and catch a 30 lb. salmon, then grill it on the barbecue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARBECUE»

Discover the use of barbecue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barbecue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Kentucky Barbecue Book

Time intensive and dangerous, these traditions are disappearing as methods requiring less manpower, less wood, and less skill gain ground. Pick up a copy of this book and hit the road before these great places are gone.

Wes Berry, 2013

Serious Barbecue: Smoke, Char, Baste, and Brush Your Way to ...

A Culinary Institute of America graduate explains his decision to give up a career at the sides of some of the world's forefront chefs to perfect his barbecuing skills, in a detailed primer that covers everything from equipment fundamentals ...

Adam Perry Lang, 2009

Peace, Love, & Barbecue: Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and ...

Original. 75,000 first printing. PEACE, LOVE, and BARBECUE is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes journey into the world of barbecue with Grand World Champion pitmaster Mike Mills as your guide.

Mike Mills, Amy Mills Tunnicliffe, 2005

Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes and ...

A practical cookbook and guided tour of Texas barbecue lore combines eighty-five closely guarded recipes with master tips and more than 100 years of history, from turn-of-the-century squirrel roasts to a month-by-month list of statewide ...

Robb Walsh, 2002

Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book: Recipes and Secrets from a ...

Chris Lilly, executive chef of Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q and great-grandson-in-law of Big Bob himself, now passes on the family secrets in this quintessential guide to barbecue.

Chris Lilly, 2010

Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue

Three barbecue devotees trace the origins of North Carolina barbecue cookery and the emergence of the rivalry between Eastern and Piedmont styles in this exploration of the lore, recipes, traditions, and people who have helped shape North ...

John Shelton Reed, Dale Volberg Reed, 2008

Everyday Barbecue: At Home with America's Favorite Pitmaster

Praise for Everyday Barbecue “Mixon does an admirable job of showing grillers, smokers, and barbecuers how they can turn labor and time-intensive grilling and barbecue projects into weekday meals with a minimum of fuss in this to-the ...

Myron Mixon, Kelly Alexander, 2013

The Barbecue! Bible

This book has been completely updated.

Steven Raichlen, 2011

Barbecue

Simple food, well prepared, is one of life's great pleasures and when friends and family are part of the equation, cooking and sharing become all the more enjoyable.

Murdoch Books, 2010

Smokestack Lightning: Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue ...

Featuring 50 mouthwatering recipes for such meats, sauces, and side dishes as Oklahoma Joe’s Brew-B-Q Ribs, Moonlight Mutton Dip, and Lady Causey’s Overnight Cabbage Slaw, SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING is a unique culinary chronicle that’ll ...

Eric Lolis Elie, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARBECUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barbecue is used in the context of the following news items.

Is your barbecue racist? The Guardian would like to know …

David Cameron and Barack Obama bond over a barbecue in the Downing Street garden. Picture: Getty. Earlier this year the Guardian vetoed ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»

These Are Brett Anderson's Top Barbecue Spots in New Orleans …

Just in time for the summer meat sweats, Times-Pic critic Brett Anderson has just named his top spots for "really good barbecue" in New ... «Eater, Jul 15»

A dream of barbecue and bánh mí, now a reality

Lee wanted to make a good barbecue sauce and wanted the customers to love it. Her cellular customers were all too happy to be taste testers. «Lansing State Journal, Jul 15»

Puckett's barbecue ranked among top 20 in US - The Tennessean

Johnny Fugitt, author of “100 Best Barbecue Restaurants in America,” experienced a U.S. barbecue restaurant for every day within a year with ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»

Updating The Oregonian's guide to Portland's best barbecue …

In the two years since we published the results of our wide-ranging, seven-county survey of Portland-area barbecue, two of the spots in our top ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»

Barbecue might be last hurrah for vet center - Argus Leader

Kristi Noem's rendition of "Happy Birthday" on Saturday, a group of veterans were holding a barbecue of their own at a home away from home ... «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jul 15»

British barbecue summer to be norm by end of century - Telegraph

British barbecue summer to be norm by end of century. But by the end of the century the likelihood of experiencing a blazing hot summer rises ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

For the love of barbecue - The Jackson Sun

This was Gordon's first time judging barbecue in Tennessee, although he has visited 21 states and Puerto Rico — all to taste the world's finest ... «Jackson Sun, Jul 15»

Dispatches from the barbecue circuit: Three emerging issues that …

Analysis. CALGARY — Far from the bear pit of the House of Commons, the three men vying to be prime minister began their summer campaign ... «National Post, Jul 15»

Oz for sale, top barbecue and 11 more Eat-Drink-Cook stories you …

Our critic Brett Anderson followed the smoke and found his seven favorite area barbecue restaurants, which include The Joint, NOLA ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»