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que

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  • IPA /kjuː/

Noun

que noun

  1. A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.“We cooked our food on the barbecue.”
  2. A meal or event highlighted by food cooked in such an apparatus.“We're having a barbecue on Saturday, and you're invited.”
  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.“She ordered a plate of barbecue with a side of slaw.”
  4. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.

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