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barbacoa

/ˌbɑː(ɹ)bəˈkoʊ.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
bar-ba-coa
IPA
/ˌbɑː(ɹ)bəˈkoʊ.ə/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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”. Doublet of barbecue and balbacua.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: barbacoa, barbakoa

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

barbecue balbacua

Questions

How do you pronounce barbacoa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɑː(ɹ)bəˈkoʊ.ə/.
What does barbacoa mean?
Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine.
Where does barbacoa come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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