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barbeque

American  
[bahr-bi-kyoo] / ˈbɑr bɪˌkyu /
Or bar-b-que

noun

barbequed, barbequing
  1. a variant of barbecue.


Example Sentences

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About two weeks later, still unaware that he had developed the meat allergy, he attended a barbeque and ate a hamburger.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

John Booth, from Kendal, Cumbria, kept the can of Newcastle Brown Ale in the fridge since 1996 when it was given to him at a barbeque by a Liverpool supporter.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

The McRib consists of a restructured boneless pork patty molded to resemble a miniature rack of ribs along with barbeque sauce, onions and pickles.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

He later attended a community picnic in Parramatta, where the suit-clad monarch had a go at cooking sausages on a barbeque before meeting a sheepdog.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

There’s nothing in the fridge but baking soda in the way back and half-empty bottles of ketchup, barbeque sauce, and mustard on the door.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson