barbeque

barbeque (countable and uncountable, plural barbeques)

1. (Australian spelling, sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of barbecue (“apparatus for grilling; cookout (event); meat cooked by barbecuing”)
   • 2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 152:

     ‘This will be slaughtered for barbeque meat and beef stew on Sunday.’

barbeque (third-person singular simple present barbeques, present participle barbequing or barbequeing, simple past and past participle barbequed)

1. (Australian spelling, sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of barbecue

In Australia and New Zealand, the spelling "barbeque" is most common. For example, there is an Australian chain of barbeque stores known as Barbeques Galore, note the use of the letter "q" instead of the letter "u".