Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "barbecuing" shine aikin dafa nama, kifi, ko wasu kayan abinci akan buɗaɗɗen harshen wuta ko gawayi mai zafi, yawanci a waje. Ana iya yin wannan a kan gasa, barbecue, ko smoker, kuma sau da yawa ya haɗa da marinating ko kayan yaji kafin abinci don ƙarin dandano. Kalmar "barbecue" kuma tana iya nufin taron jama'a ko taron da ake ba da abinci ga barbecue.
