Definition of "barbacoa" [barbacoa]

• Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine (noun)

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• "It was quite tasty, accompanying some barbacoa from a stand across the way."
• "Most often the traditional pit cooking style of barbacoa is still done here though which gives an additional smoked flavor to the meat."
• "I believe that one of the candidates for the Senate there has made it part of his platform. the word barbecue comes from the Spanish word barbacoa which in turns comes from the Arawak"