ˌbärbəˈkōə noun
( plural barbacoa or barbacoas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish, of American Indian origin
1.
a. : a Chibchan people of northern Ecuador and southern Colombia
b. : a member of such people
2. : a language of the Barbacoa people
• bar·ba·co·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ən adjective , usually capitalized