barbacoa

Meaning

1. (feminine) barbecue (fireplace or pit for grilling food)
2. (feminine) meats (traditionally from the inside of a cow's cheek or jaw) or a whole sheep slow cooked over an open fire, or more traditionally, in a hole dug in the ground covered with maguey leaves, although the interpretation is loose
3. (feminine) meat steamed until tender (most common present use)

Concepts

barbecue

braai

Synonyms

parrillada

barbie

barby

braai

asadero

chuletada

asado

parrillada

cocine fuera

barbacha

Hyphenated as

bar‧ba‧co‧a

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baɾbaˈkoa/

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”), the raised wooden structure the Indians used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”.