BBQ is a casual written short form of barbecue. People use it for meat cooked over a fire or on a grill, for the outdoor meal or party where you cook that way, and sometimes for the grill itself.

BBQ isBBQ是 of barbecue烤肉的 a casual written short form一種口語、書面的簡寫。People use it for人們用它指 meat cooked over a fire or on a grill用火或烤爐烤的肉、 the outdoor meal or party where you cook that way用這種方式吃的戶外聚餐或派對， and sometimes for有時候也指 the grill itself烤爐本身。

On signs, menus, and messages you will see the three letters; when people speak English they often still say “barbecue,” though saying the letters “B-B-Q” is very common too, especially in Taiwan. It feels informal — fine for a chat or a poster, odd in a stiff report.

On signs, menus, and messages在招牌、菜單和訊息裡 you will see你會看到 the three letters這三個字母； when people speak English口說英文時 they often still say人們通常還是說 'barbecue,'「barbecue」， though saying the letters 'B-B-Q'不過唸出字母「B-B-Q」 is very common too也很常見， especially in Taiwan尤其在台灣。 It feels informal它給人隨性的感覺—— fine for a chat or a poster用在聊天或海報上很合適， odd in a stiff report用在正式報告裡就顯得奇怪。

As a verb, people also write BBQ for the cooking: you BBQ chicken, you BBQ in the park. It is not a different kind of food from barbecue; it is the same word in a playful spelling.

As a verb當動詞用的時候, people also write BBQ人們也會寫BBQ for the cooking來指烹煮這個動作: you BBQ chicken你可以說BBQ chicken（烤雞）, you BBQ in the park或BBQ in the park（在公園烤肉）。It is not它不是 from barbecue跟barbecue a different kind of food不同的一種食物; it is the same word它是同一個字 in a playful spelling只是拼法比較俏皮。