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barbecue

[bahr-bi-kyoo] / ˈbɑr bɪˌkyu /
NOUN
meal cooked on grill
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VERB
cook outside, usually on a grill
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Nearby, a man fanned skewers sizzling on a barbecue grill while a couple played badminton and retirees sang cheerfully on a park bench.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Smoke’N Ash blends Texas barbecue with Ethiopian flavors, and the result is something special.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Taken as a whole, the feel is something of a fair, like hanging out with Bluey and Bingo at a backyard barbecue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The schoolgirls had gone missing after leaving a family barbecue in Soham in August 2002.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

It was getting dark and almost everybody was hanging around their barbecue pits where they’d built little fires and were roasting hot dogs or burgers or marshmallows.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña