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Definition of barbacoa noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

barbacoa

noun
 
/ˌbɑːbəˈkəʊə/
 
/ˌbɑːrbəˈkəʊə/
[uncountable] (from Spanish)
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  1. (in Mexican cooking) meat that has been cooked slowly, especially over an open fire or in an underground oven
    • a fried tortilla filled with your choice of chicken, pork or barbacoa
    Topics Foodc2
    Word OriginMexican Spanish use of Spanish barbacoa, ‘barbecue’; in Mexican Spanish barbacoa can also refer to an underground oven in which meat is cooked slowly.
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