Barbecue

Word not wind!

I thought it came from the French "Barbe à queue" - i.e. the whole animal from snout to tail is cooked on the spit at once. That is why it's spelt Barbeque.

adaunas, there is no reason why 'barbeque' should not be pronounced with a Q sound, as in 'queue'.
JackyB, I'd never heard of that before but it makes perfect sense. Thanks!

I've been told that a bbq should be called a braai.

My spelling is verging on awful, but I do try.

Please excuse any misdemeanours.

Took me 3 tries to spell please.

I have S. African friends who always call a barbecue a braai . I think it translates from Afrikaans as 'roast'.

It's not a French word, it comes from Spanish "barbacoa", which in turn probably comes from the Carribean. The French don't spell it with q either.

That is certainly true according to this very good, well researched and balanced article:

amazingribs.com/BBQ_articles/barbecue_defined.html

Perhaps we should just go Aussie and call it a barbie and avoid the question altogether.