barbacoa

¹

[ bahr-buh-koh-uh ]

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.

Barbacoa

²

[ bahr-buh-koh-uh ]

noun

, plural Bar·ba·co·as, (especially collectively) Bar·ba·co·a

1. an Indigenous people of Ecuador and Colombia.
2. the language of the Barbacoa.

Other Words From

• Bar·ba·co·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of barbacoa¹

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

Origin of barbacoa²

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

This arrangement was called by the Taino Indians, a barbacoa from which we get the English equivalent, barbecue.

From Project Gutenberg

A barbacoa was found full of parched meal and some maize, which were distributed by allowance.

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The fifth day, about noon, they came to a place called Barbacoa.

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