barbacoa
Meanings
Noun
1. barbecue (fireplace or pit for grilling food)
2. 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
3. meat steamed until tender (most common present use)
Examples6
Estamos haciendo una barbacoa.
We're having a barbie.
Yo también quiero tener una barbacoa.
I also want to have a barbecue.
Hace mucho que no hago una barbacoa.
I haven't had a barbecue for a long time.
¿Quieres hacer una barbacoa esta noche?
Do you want to have a barbecue this evening?
Anoche asamos bistec y vegetales en la barbacoa.
Last night we barbecued beefsteak and vegetables.
No puede comer nada de la barbacoa.
You can't have anything from the grill.