barbecue vs burgoo

barbecue

noun
  • A meal or event highlighted by food cooked in such an apparatus. 

  • A floor on which coffee beans are sun-dried. 

  • Meat, especially pork or beef, which has been cooked in such an apparatus (i.e. smoked over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels) and then chopped up or shredded. 

  • A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium. 

verb
  • To cook food on a barbecue; to smoke it over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels. 

  • To grill. 

burgoo

noun
  • A spicy stew, typically made with a combination of meats and vegetables, and often served with cornbread or corn muffins. 

  • A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter. 

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