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- Barbecue, stems from old anglo-norman "barbeque", a contraction of the old-french expression "barbe-à-queue", "de la barbe à la queue", "from the beard to the tail", in which manner the kid (goat) was spitted through, in the middle-age and even well before.
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Jul 1, 2013 · So, the Spanish word claimed to be the origin is said to have come from the Carribbean Taino Indians, who cooked on high wooden racks above burning wood. They called these racks barbacoas.
Dec 2, 2013 · One fanciful etymology story about the word “barbecue” is that it comes from the French words for beard and tail, “barbe” and “queue.” Supposedly, the combination is meant to refer to roasting a pig, when you cook it from its top (beard) to its tail.
Aug 10, 2018 · At the fabled Skylight Inn in Ayden, North Carolina, one of few barbecue establishments left in the state that still cook whole hogs over wood coals, co-owner Jeff Jones summons the French phrase "de la barbe a la queue" ("from beard to tail") as proof that barbecue can only be defined as a form of whole hog cooking.
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May 12, 2001 · Incidentally, many people believe that barbeque actually derives from the French barbe à queue, that is, “from beard to tail”, signifying the whole of the pig being roasted.
A popular folk etymology of the word says that the term is derived from the French barbe à queue ("from beard to tail") signifying a whole animal being roasted on a spit, but this origin for the word is not supported by academic etymology.
Oct 26, 2023 · Other theories suggest it comes from the French word “barbe-à-queue” meaning "from head to tail" or the term “barding” for cooking meat on sticks. But most etymologists agree barbecue derives from the indigenous Caribbean word “barabicu” dating back centuries.
Apr 16, 2018 · Many assert the origin of the word goes back to Medieval France, stemming from an Old Anglo-Norman word, "barbeque," a contraction of the old-french expression "barbe-à-queue," or, "from the beard to the tail," referring to how a whole animal was speared before being cooked, spit-style, over a fire.
