barbecue

/ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/noun
Elementary
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 in such an apparatus.

3

Meat, especially pork or beef, which has been cooked in such an apparatus (i.e. smoked over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels) and then chopped up or shredded.

4

A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.

5

A floor on which coffee beans are sun-dried.

6

A framework of sticks.

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