barbecue
noun
pieces of meat, fowl, fish, or the like, roasted or smoked over fire, especially when basted in a barbecue sauce.
barbecued
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past participleof barbecue.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof barbecue.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
barbecuenounpieces of meat, fowl, fish, or the like, roasted or smoked over fire, especially when basted in a barbecue sauce.
Example Sentences
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Frank barbecued ribs in the yard, his mom served birria with rice and beans, and some 50 friends and classmates showed up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
I’ll always prefer Mom’s barbecued chicken, fried chicken and French fries, but I have branched out, trying an array of new, relatively tamer foods, ranging from albacore tuna to zucchini.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
In a 30-minute infomercial, Garvey told viewers they could lose weight while eating high-calorie foods like barbecued ribs and buttered biscuits by taking two pills called the “Fat Trapper” and “Exercise in a Bottle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024
The shoot takes place in a festive, picnic atmosphere of barbecued chicken, water ice and frolicking children.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
