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rodeo

[ roh-dee-oh, roh-dey-oh ]

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noun

plural rodeos.

a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
a roundup of cattle.
Informal. any contest offering prizes in various events:
a bicycle rodeo for kids under twelve.
(initial capital letter, italics) a ballet (1942) choreographed by Agnes de Mille, with musical score by Aaron Copland.

verb (used without object)

rodeoed, rodeoing.

to participate or compete in a rodeo or rodeos:
He's been rodeoing since he was twelve.

rodeo

/ ˈ��əʊ��ɪˌəʊ /

noun

a display of the skills of cowboys, including bareback riding, steer wrangling, etc
the rounding up of cattle for branding, counting, inspection, etc
an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rodeo¹

1825–35; < Spanish: cattle ring, derivative of rodear to go round, itself derivative of rueda wheel < Latin rota

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rodeo¹

C19: from Spanish, from rodear to go around, from rueda a wheel, from Latin rota

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For Madrid, perhaps a closing chapter, the end of this particular rodeo.

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And Black cowboys were behind many of the traditions we associate with rodeo today.

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A 24-year-old bull rider has died after sustaining injuries while competing in a rodeo event in Texas, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association said.

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The 23-year-old Grammy winner had already accomplished so much in her short life, becoming a beloved figure among those who wore Stetson hats and frequented rodeos.

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The western state, famed for tequila, mariachi music and Mexican rodeos, or charreadas, is also home to one of Mexico’s most powerful crime syndicates, the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

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