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Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English barbecue, borrowed from Spanish barbacoa, from Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”), the raised wooden structure the natives used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”. Compare Tagalog barbikyu. Doublet of balbakuwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɾˈbekju/
- Hyphenation: bar‧be‧kyu
Noun
barbekyu
- meat cooked in a barbecue, often skewered like a kebab
Verb
barbekyu
- to cook food on a barbecue; to grill
Derived terms