barbacoa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish barbacoa (whence also barbecue), 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”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbɑː(ɹ)bəˈkoʊ.ə/ === Noun === barbacoa (uncountable) Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine. ==== Related terms ==== barbecue balbacua ==== See also ==== barbacoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish barbacoa, from Taíno barbakoa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bər.bəˈko.ə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [baɾ.baˈko.a] === Noun === barbacoa f (plural barbacoes) barbecue (fireplace or pit for grilling food) barbecue (meat that has been cooked in such an apparatus) === Further reading === “barbacoa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “barbacoa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “barbacoa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. barbacoa on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”), the raised wooden structure the Indians used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baɾbaˈkoa/ [baɾ.β̞aˈko.a] Rhymes: -oa Syllabification: bar‧ba‧co‧a === Noun === barbacoa f (plural barbacoas) barbecue (fireplace or pit for grilling food) meats (traditionally from the inside of a cow's cheek or jaw) or a whole sheep slow cooked over an open fire, or more traditionally, in a hole dug in the ground covered with maguey leaves, although the interpretation is loose meat steamed until tender (most common present use) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: barbecue → Cebuano: barbekyu → Tagalog: barbikyu → Cebuano: balbakuwa → English: balbacua → Tagalog: balbakwa === Further reading === “barbacoa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 barbacoa on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es