balbacua
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish barbacoa (“slow-cooked meat on an open fire”) (whence also barbecue), from Taíno barbakoa (“framework of sticks”), the raised wooden structure the natives used to either sleep on or cure meat. The dish was likely named due to the similarity in the length of time in cooking and the tenderness of the meat.
Noun
balbacua (uncountable)
- (Philippines) Balbacua (Filipino beef stew slow-cooked until tender)
