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barbecue

[bahr-bi-kyoo] / ˈbɑr bɪˌkyu /
NOUN
meal cooked on grill
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VERB
cook outside, usually on a grill
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Bachan’s, a Japanese barbecue sauce brand, was acquired in February for $400 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

If you can’t track any down, hack your way to a solution by mixing gochujang with Southern barbecue sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Nearby, a man fanned skewers sizzling on a barbecue grill while a couple played badminton and retirees sang cheerfully on a park bench.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The case of best friends Holly and Jessica vanishing after leaving a family barbecue in August 2002 gripped not just the tight-knit community in Soham, but the world.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Both Miss Trotter and Ma Charles called any meat roasting in an outdoor fire “barbecue,” when barbecue to us was sauce from the grocery store or sweet and spicy red dust on potato chips.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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