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barbacoa
1[ bahr-buh-koh-uh ]
noun
, Mexican Cooking.
- 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.
- 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
- an Indigenous people of Ecuador and Colombia.
- the language of the Barbacoa.
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Other Words From
- Bar·ba·co·an adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barbacoa1
First recorded in 1945–50; from Spanish; barbecue ( def )
Origin of barbacoa2
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
This arrangement was called by the Taino Indians, a barbacoa from which we get the English equivalent, barbecue.
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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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