Barbecue /(bä"bē̇*kū)/

1. a framework of metal or brick, usually with a grill on top, in which a fire is lighted and on which food is cooked, usually outdoors; -- also called a barbecue grill.
2. A social entertainment, where people assemble, usually in the open air, at which a meal is prepared on a barbecue grill.
3. A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried.
4. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.

imp. & p. p. Barbecued; p. pr. & vb. n. Barbecuing

1. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.

   They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game and fish in the smoke.

2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.

   Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued.