barbacoa
Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisineMeat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine.
/ˌbɑː(ɹ)bəˈkoʊ.ə/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine.
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish barbacoa (whence also barbecue), from Taíno barbakoa (“framework ofBorrowed 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”. Doublet of barbecue and balbacua.
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