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Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Barbeque
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 15:30:57 EST

Having been reared in the Southwest, where about one word out of ten is
Spanish in derivation, I believe Barbeque had its origins in Spain:
barbacoa.

It is possible that a food historian for one of the large newspapers--the New
York Times, the Los Angeles Times, etc.--could give your husband some
history. The Oxford Dictionary (the BIG one) might also give some history.

Some preliminary exploration may be made with the search engine <A HREF="www.google.com">
www.google.com</A>

Search for the word (in quotes) barbacoa

I don't think our English antecedents had much use for the Spanish--remember
Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon??? She would not give him a son.

E.W.Wallace

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