BBQ

[bee-bee-kyoo]

nounpl: BBQs

churrasco

1. A method of cooking meat and other foods over an open fire or heated surface, typically outdoors

We're having a BBQ this weekend at the park.

Vamos fazer um churrasco neste fim de semana no parque.

2. A social gathering where food is cooked and eaten in this manner

Everyone is invited to our BBQ next Saturday.

Todos estão convidados para o nosso churrasco no próximo sábado.

3. The grill or equipment used for this cooking method

He grilled the steaks on the BBQ.

Ele grelhava os bifes no churrasco.

NYC Slang

cookout

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

churrasco

Most common term for BBQ social gathering and grilling

Rio de Janeiro

churrasco

Standard usage; sometimes 'churrascaria' for the restaurant

São Paulo

churrasco

Common usage; 'assado' also used for roasted meats

Portugal

churrasco ou grelhado

Less common than in Brazil; 'grelhado' refers to grilled food

having a BBQ

firing up the grill

BBQ season

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