barbeque

A noun referring to a meal or social event where food, especially meat, is cooked outdoors over an open fire or hot coals, or the equipment used for such cooking.

• 🌐اسم يدل على وجبة أو مناسبة اجتماعية يُطهى فيها الطعام، وخاصة اللحم، في الهواء الطلق على نار مكشوفة أو جمر حار، أو على الجهاز المستخدم في هذا الطهي.

1. Barbecued meat A2 informal

   Meat that has been cooked on a grill or open fire, often with a seasoned sauce.

   • We had delicious barbecue for dinner last night.
   • He ordered a plate of barbecue with coleslaw.
   • The smell of barbecue filled the backyard.

   🌐لحم مشوي

   المرادفات: barbecue

2. Outdoor cooking event A2 informal

   A social gathering where food is cooked over an open fire or grill, often featuring roasted meat.

   • They invited us to a barbecue at their house.
   • The neighborhood barbecue was a huge success.
   • We're planning a barbecue for the Fourth of July.

   🌐شواء خارجي

   المرادفات: cookout

3. Cooking appliance A2 informal

   A metal frame or device used to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal or gas, typically outdoors.

   • He bought a new barbecue for the patio.
   • Clean the barbecue before using it again.
   • The barbecue is ready for grilling.

   🌐شوّاية

   المرادفات: grill

4. Cooking method A2 informal

   The act of cooking food outdoors on a grill or over an open fire.

   • We love to barbecue on weekends.
   • She learned how to barbecue chicken perfectly.
   • They barbecued burgers and hot dogs for the party.

   🌐الشيّ على الفحم

   المرادفات: broilinggrillingroasting

• barbeques plural form
• barbeques' possessive plural form
• barbeque's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of cooking food, especially meat, on a grill or over an open fire, often outdoors.

• 🌐فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على عملية طهي الطعام، وخاصة اللحوم، على الشواية أو على نار مكشوفة، وغالبًا في الهواء الطلق.

1. Cook on a grill A2 informal

   To cook food, especially meat, on a grill or over an open fire, often outdoors.

   • We plan to barbeque some chicken this weekend.
   • He loves to barbeque steaks for his friends.
   • They barbequed sausages and burgers at the picnic.

   🌐شواء على الفحم

   المرادفات: broilgrillroast

2. Roast on a spit B1 informal

   To cook a whole animal carcass, such as a pig or lamb, over an open fire on a rotating spit.

   • They barbequed a whole pig for the celebration.
   • The chef barbequed the lamb on a spit for hours.
   • At the festival, they barbequed a goat over an open fire.

   🌐شواء على السيخ

   المرادفات: barbecueroastrotisserie

• barbequed past participle
• barbequed past simple
• barbequing present participle
• barbeques third person singular