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ro⋅de⋅o
[roh-dee-oh, roh-dey-oh]
noun, plural -de⋅os, verb, -de⋅oed, -de⋅o⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping. |
| 2. | a roundup of cattle. |
| 3. | Informal. any contest offering prizes in various events: a bicycle rodeo for kids under twelve. |
| 4. | (initial capital letter, italics ) a ballet (1942) choreographed by Agnes de Mille, with musical score by Aaron Copland. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to participate or compete in a rodeo or rodeos: He's been rodeoing since he was twelve. |
Origin:
1825–35; < Sp: cattle ring, deriv. of rodear to go round, itself deriv. of rueda wheel < L rota
1825–35; < Sp: cattle ring, deriv. of rodear to go round, itself deriv. of rueda wheel < L rota

Related forms:
ro⋅de⋅o⋅er, noun
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Rodeo
Ro*de"o\, n. [SP., a going round.] A round-up. See Round-up. [Western U.S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : rodeo
Spanish:
rodeo,
German:
das Rodeo,
Japanese:
ロデオ大会
rodeo
1914 as public entertainment show of horse-riding skill, from earlier meaning "cattle round-up" (1834), from Sp., "pen for cattle at a fair or market," lit. "a going round," from rodear "go round, surround," related to rodare "revolve, roll," from L. rotare "go around" (see rotate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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