barbikyu

Tagalog

Barbecue

Alternative forms

• barbekyu
• barbikyo

Etymology

Borrowed from English barbecue, from Spanish barbacoa, from Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”). Compare Cebuano barbekyu. Doublet of balbakwa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baɾbikˈju/ [bɐɾ.bɪkˈju], /ˈbaɾbikju/ [ˌbaɾ.bɪkˈju]
• Rhymes: -u, -aɾbikju
• Syllabification: bar‧bik‧yu

Noun

barbikyú or bárbikyú (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜃ᜔ᜌᜓ) (cooking)

1. barbecue (usually barbecued/grilled meat skewered on a stick)

Derived terms

• barbikyuhan
• barbikyuhin

See also

• inihaw
• letson

Further reading

• “barbikyu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018