# barbacoa

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌbɑː(ɹ)bəˈkoʊ.ə/

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

## 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”.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barbacoa