■ noun
1》 an outdoor meal or gathering at which meat, fish, or other food is grilled over an open fire or on an appliance.
2》 an appliance or rack for grilling food at a ~.
■ verb ( ~s , barbecuing , ~d ) cook (food) on a ~.
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'wooden framework for storing meat or fish to be dried'): from Sp. barbacoa , perh. from Arawak barbacoa 'wooden frame on posts'.