Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "barbecue" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

austrailia australia detroit garage michigan park retail store

Capable Of

cook food

Coordinate Terms

boucan grill

Derived Terms

BBQ Korean barbecue Lexington-style barbecue Mongolian barbecue banana cue barbecue pork barbecue sauce barbecue slaw barbecue stopper barbecue up barbecuer barbecuey barbie camote cue ham barbecue nonbarbecue

Context

cooking

Has Property

mushy if overcooked

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cookout dish grill rack stand

Type Of (IsA)

cooking cooking tool cookout dish form of cooking means of cooking usually meats method of cooking rack

Manner Of

grill

Related Terms

balbacua barbacoa

Related Terms

barbacoa charcoal coffee bean fireplace floor framework grill grilling meal outdoors pit pork sun dried

Synonym Network

barbie braai

Used For

cook cook food cook food on cook food outdoors cook hot dogs cook meat cooking food cooking sausages and burgers on cooks dinner doing on summer party families feed family grill food hamburgers and hotdogs holiday in summer invite people over summertime

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.