Barbacoa
//ˌbɑː(ɹ)bəˈkoʊ.ə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine. uncountable
"At first Andablo tried to make barbacoa with cow heads, but something about American beef didn't taste right. ""
Example
More examples"At first Andablo tried to make barbacoa with cow heads, but something about American beef didn't taste right. ""
Etymology
Borrowed 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”.
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