noun

1. A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.

   “We cooked our food on the barbecue.”

2. A meal or event highlighted by food cooked in such an apparatus.

   “We're having a barbecue on Saturday, and you're invited.”

3. Meat, especially pork or beef, which has been cooked in such an apparatus (i.e. smoked over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels) and then chopped up or shredded.

   “She ordered a plate of barbecue with a side of slaw.”

Synonyms: braai, cookout, braai, buccan, grill