barbeque

or bar-b-que

[ bahr-bi-kyoo ]

/ ˈbɑr bɪˌkyu /

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noun, verb (used with or without object), bar·be·qued, bar·be·qu·ing.

a variant of barbecue.

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How to use barbeque in a sentence

The place where jazz and barbeque and mob bosses and the blues flourished.
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Finally, it is summer and one other wine to enjoy outside around the barbeque would be the Tobin James Sauvignon Blanc.
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How about forcing a Muslim caterer to work a pork barbeque dinner?
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A proper barbeque, you should be able to eat it with a spoon, it should just fall apart.
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On the Fourth of July, a barbeque was held with Coca-Cola and grilled sausages and partygoers sang the American national anthem.
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The pretty waitress lighted a gas-heater with a barbeque lighter, took our orders and went inside.
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And, separated by a hedge, a brown tent with a barbeque pit before it, smoke rising in a rigid ribbon from the chimney.
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Next weekend my mom and dad are going to Saturn for a barbeque.
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