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barbecue

How many syllables in barbecue?

  3 syllables

Divide barbecue into syllables:   bar-be-cue
Stressed syllable in barbecue:   bar-be-cue
How to pronounce barbecue:   bahr-bi-kyoo
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Synonyms for barbecue


1 syllable
  • flame
  • roast
  • grill
  • sear
2 syllables
  • griddle
4 syllables
  • cook on a spit
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    What rhymes with barbecue

    1 syllable
    • w
    • you
    2 syllables
    • BB
    • Jiangsu
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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