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The word barbecue appeared in English in the 1690s. It meant a framework used to grill meat or fish. The word came from American Spanish barbacoa. That word came from the Taíno word barbakoa, from an Arawakan language of the Caribbean. It described a wooden frame of sticks on posts used in the West Indies to sleep on or to cure meat. 🔥🍖🌴 [Read more] Request: Send your favorite BBQ pictures, gifs, videos and especially recipes here. 🍗🥩 @googlefactss #etymology#wordhistory#language#foodhistory#historyfacts