barbacoa

¹ American  

[bahr-buh-koh-uh] / ˌbɑr bəˈkoʊ ə /

noun

Mexican Cooking.

1. a style of cooking meat by applying low heat for a long time, especially over an open fire or in a below-ground pit: the meat is often served shredded or chopped, with tortillas, in burritos, etc.

2. meat that has been cooked slowly on low heat, especially over an open fire or in a below-ground pit.

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Barbacoa ² American  

[bahr-buh-koh-uh] / ˌbɑr bəˈkoʊ ə /

noun

PLURAL

Barbacoas

PLURAL

Barbacoa

1. an Indigenous people of Ecuador and Colombia.

2. the language of the Barbacoa.

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Other Word Forms

• Barbacoan adjective

Etymology

Origin of barbacoa¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from Spanish; barbecue ( def. )

Origin of Barbacoa²

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

At lunch, they would celebrate with Sinaloa-style barbacoa.

From Los Angeles Times

Don’t miss some returning favorites, such as the barbacoa tamal de res, in which the beef is pleasantly tender, or the braised pork belly adobo, one of the heartier dishes at the festival.

From Los Angeles Times

“Barbacoa has changed over time to include beef as a common protein choice, Spam musubi is now a well-loved Hawaiian staple, and so forth — but ignoring history in search of ‘approachability’ only serves to entrench distorted power dynamics that persist to this day.”

From Salon

Also a block away from the theater is Aqui Es Texcoco, known for its lamb barbacoa, which even drew the late Times food critic Jonathan Gold two hours south along the 5 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times

Like the time supporters held her first fundraising party — the star attraction wasn’t Montañez so much as it was the all-you-can-eat, Zacatecas-style beef barbacoa at $10 a plate.

From Los Angeles Times