barbacoa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish barbacoa (whence also barbecue), from Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”), the raised wooden structure the natives used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”.
Noun
barbacoa (uncountable)
- Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine.
- 2004 January 16, Mike Sula, “The Cooking Life”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- At first Andablo tried to make barbacoa with cow heads, but something about American beef didn't taste right. "
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
barbacoa f (plural barbacoes)
- barbecue (fireplace or pit for grilling food)
- barbecue (meat that has been cooked in such an apparatus)
Further reading
- “barbacoa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “barbacoa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “barbacoa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- barbacoa on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca
Spanish
Etymology
From Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”), the raised wooden structure the Indians used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”.
Pronunciation
Noun
barbacoa f (plural barbacoas)
- barbecue (fireplace or pit for grilling food)
- meats (traditionally from the inside of a cow's cheek or jaw) or a whole sheep slow cooked over an open fire, or more traditionally, in a hole dug in the ground covered with maguey leaves, although the interpretation is loose
- meat steamed until tender (most common present use)
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: barbecue
Further reading
- “barbacoa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- barbacoa on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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