Barbecue (noun)

1. A social event at which food, typically meat, is cooked outdoors on a rack or spit over a fire or on a portable grill.
2. A device or apparatus for cooking food over an open fire or on a portable grill.
3. The food that is cooked at such an event.

Origin:

From the spanish word "barbacoa" meaning a framework of sticks for cooking meat over an open fire.

Examples:

1. He hosted a barbecue at his house for the holidays.
2. She brought a dish to the neighborhood barbecue.
3. He cooked burgers and hot dogs on the barbecue.
4. She used the barbecue to cook the steaks for dinner.
5. He put the vegetables on the barbecue for grilling.