barbacoa

Etymology
Borrowed from (whence also ), from, the raised wooden structure the natives used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”.

Noun

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

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) barbecue fireplace or pit for grilling food
 * 2) barbecue meat that has been cooked in such an apparatus

Etymology
, the raised wooden structure the Indians used to either sleep on or cure meat. Originally “meal of roasted meat or fish”.

Noun

 * 1) barbecue fireplace or pit for grilling food
 * 2) meats (traditionally from the inside of a cow's cheek or jaw) or a whole sheep slow cooked over an open fire, or more traditionally, in a hole dug in the ground covered with maguey leaves, although the interpretation is loose
 * 3) meat steamed until tender (most common present use)