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barbecue
noun
1 there was an evening barbecue:
meal cooked outdoors, … roast;
North American cookout;
South African braaivleis;
New Zealand hangi;
informal BBQ;
Australian, informal barbie.
2 she bought a barbecue for the garden:
grill, rotisserie;
North American brazier;
in Japan hibachi.
verb
they barbecued some steaks:
cook outdoors, grill, spit-roast;
North American broil, charbroil.
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