Where does “barbacoa” come from?

barbacoa (English) comes from Spanish barbacoa, from Taíno barbakoa — Framework of sticks, the raised wooden structure...

barbacoa (English): Meat slow-cooked over an open fire,...

Definitions

  1. Meat slow-cooked over an open fire,...

Ancestry of “barbacoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbarbacoabarbecue; meats or a whole sheep slow cooked...
2TaínobarbakoaFramework of sticks, the raised wooden structure...
Every word from Taíno barbakoa
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