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Noun: barbeque  'baa(r)-bu,kyoo
  1. An event or meal at which food is cooked outdoors over an open grill or fire
    "They threw a barbeque for Australia Day";
    - barbecue, barbie [Brit, informal], BBQ [Brit]
     
  2. Meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
    "They enjoyed pulled pork barbeque at the picnic";
    - barbecue
     
  3. A rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
    "He placed the steaks on the barbeque";
    - barbecue, braaistand [S.Africa]
Verb: barbeque  'baa(r)-bu,kyoo
  1. (cooking) cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
    "let's barbeque that meat";
    - barbecue, cook out [N. Amer]

Derived forms: barbequed, barbequing, barbeques

Type of: cookout [N. Amer], dish, grill, rack, stand

Encyclopedia: Barbeque, South Africa