barbacoa
/baɾbaˈkoa/ · B2 · noun · f
barbecue
🍖🔥 barbacoa = barbecue: the English word comes from this very Spanish word
Barbacoa is where English got barbecue. The Spanish word came from Taíno barbakoa, a wooden frame for cooking meat. If you know barbecue, you already know barbacoa: same sounds, same slow-cooked meat.