barbecue
noun(abbreviation BBQ)
(also informal barbie British English, Australian English)
a metal frame for cooking food on over an open fire outdoors (户外烧烤用的)烤架 Topics Cooking and eatingb1, Gardensb1an outdoor meal or party when food is cooked in this way Topics Cooking and eatingb1户外烧烤 compare cookout
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Spanish barbacoa, perhaps from Arawak barbacoa ‘wooden frame on posts’. The original sense was ‘wooden framework for sleeping on, or for storing meat or fish to be dried’.