"bar-b-que" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2010, Marie L. Schoendorf, Treasured Memories: Inspirational Stories for the Soul, page 370",
          "text": "I watch as neighbors and friends enjoy bar-b-que cookouts, now that it is summertime.",
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        {
          "ref": "1992 March-April, Tampa Bay Magazine, volume 7, number 2, page 96",
          "text": "But whatever your choice, it's the smoky taste enhanced by a unique sauce that bar-b-que buffs will travel miles for."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1973 August-September, Shirley Searcy, \"Family Style Bar-B-Que Sauce\", in Ebony Jr., volume 1, number 3, page 36",
          "text": "Every family has its own secret way of making bar-b-que sauce."
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        "(informal) Alternative spelling of barbecue"
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        {
          "ref": "2010, Marie L. Schoendorf, Treasured Memories: Inspirational Stories for the Soul, page 370",
          "text": "I watch as neighbors and friends enjoy bar-b-que cookouts, now that it is summertime.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1992 March-April, Tampa Bay Magazine, volume 7, number 2, page 96",
          "text": "But whatever your choice, it's the smoky taste enhanced by a unique sauce that bar-b-que buffs will travel miles for."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1973 August-September, Shirley Searcy, \"Family Style Bar-B-Que Sauce\", in Ebony Jr., volume 1, number 3, page 36",
          "text": "Every family has its own secret way of making bar-b-que sauce."
        }
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        "Alternative spelling of barbecue"
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        "(informal) Alternative spelling of barbecue"
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