What does barbecue mean?
Word: Barbecue
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Barbecue means a meal where food is cooked outdoors on a metal frame over hot coals; the word also names the frame itself.
Synonyms: grill
How do you spell barbecue?
Syllables: bar - be - cue
Tricky part: The end sounds like the letter Q but is spelt c-u-e, as in a snooker cue.
Watch out for: barbecu, barbequ
Memory tip: Picture a snooker cue resting across the bars of the grill.
Barbecue in a sentence
Example 1: We had a barbecue on the terrace with corn, paneer and pineapple.
Example 2: Smoke from the barbecue made everyone's eyes water.
Example 3: Uncle lit the barbecue an hour before the guests arrived.
Fun Fact
The word reached English through the Spanish barbacoa, which came from a Caribbean word for a wooden frame on posts.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
The barbicue was hot enough, so we started grilling the vegtables.
a) barbicue and vegtables
b) only vegtables
c) only barbicue
d) hot and grilling
Show answer
a) barbicue and vegtables. Barbecue has e in the middle, and vegetables keeps the e after the g.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
urbeacbe 12345678
a) 35874612
b) 45273618
c) 35274618
d) 53274618
Show answer
c) 35274618. Start with a b, then a and r; the second b brings in the rest of the word.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
barbecue
a) bare
b) barn
c) cube
d) cure
Show answer
b) barn. Barn needs an n, and barbecue has no n.
Spellacadabra
From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?
a) kitchen
b) barrbecue
c) picnic
d) charcoal
Show answer
b) barrbecue. Take out one r: the first beat is bar, with just one r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which tool would you most need at a barbecue?
a) a paint roller
b) a pair of long tongs
c) a rolling pin
d) a sewing needle
Show answer
b) a pair of long tongs
2. Why is a barbecue usually held outdoors?
a) so the coals stay cool
b) so the food cooks without heat
c) so the smoke can drift away
d) so the grill stays wet
Show answer
c) so the smoke can drift away
