bar·be·cue

(bär′bĭ-kyo͞o′)

1. A grill, pit, or outdoor fireplace for roasting meat.

a. A whole animal carcass or section thereof roasted or broiled over an open fire or on a spit.

b. A social gathering, usually held outdoors, at which food is cooked over an open flame.

3. Meat or seafood cooked in or served with barbecue sauce.

tr.v. bar·be·cued, bar·be·cu·ing, bar·be·cues

To roast, broil, or grill (meat or seafood) over live coals or an open fire, often basting with a seasoned sauce.

[American Spanish barbacoa, of Taíno origin.]

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Adj.

barbecued - cooked over an outdoor grill

grilled

cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

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Too many heads you fella take; too much kai-kai long pig along you." (Long pig, meaning barbecued human flesh.)

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From Woody's Barbecued Rice (Woody's Bar-B-Que, Arkansas); Simmie Nichols' B-B-Q King Pig Ear Sandwich (B-B-Q King, Georgia); and Smokehouse Bob's Patricia Newton's Sweet Potato Pie (Smokehouse Bob's, Oklahoma); to Katy Garner's Hog Heaven Fruit Cobbler (Hog Heaven, Tennessee); Denice Janow's Austin's BBQ Macaroni Salad (Austin's BBQ & Catering, Texas); and Elvis's Pound Cake (Starlight Grill, Alabama), "BBQ Joints" ably serves as a tour guide planner for the true and traveling barbeque enthusiast.

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"I look forward to grillin' and chillin,' and I love the smell of the barbecued food."

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