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rodeo

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ro·de·o  (rd-, r-d)
n. pl. ro·de·os
1. A public competition or exhibition in which skills such as riding broncos or roping calves are displayed.
2. A cattle roundup.
3. An enclosure for keeping cattle that have been rounded up.

[Spanish, corral, rodeo, from rodear, to surround, from rueda, wheel, from Latin rota; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]

rodeo [ˈrəʊdɪˌəʊ]
n pl -os Chiefly US and Canadian
1. a display of the skills of cowboys, including bareback riding, steer wrangling, etc.
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the rounding up of cattle for branding, counting, inspection, etc.
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up
[from Spanish, from rodear to go around, from rueda a wheel, from Latin rota]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rodeorodeo - an exhibition of cowboy skills      
bronco busting - breaking a bronco to saddle
calf roping - capturing a calf with a lasso and binding its feet
steer roping - capturing a steer with a lasso
exhibition - the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship"
2.rodeo - an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up
pen - an enclosure for confining livestock
Translations
rodeo [ˈrəʊdɪəʊ] Nrodeo m, charreada f (Mex)

rodeo [ˈrəʊdiəʊ rəʊˈdeɪəʊ]
nrodéo m
modif [rider, performer] → de rodéo

rodeo
nRodeo nt

rodeo [ˈrəʊdɪəʊ] nrodeo
rodeo [ˈrəʊdɪəʊ] nrodeo

rodeo
n rodeo [ˈrəudiou]
especially in the United States, a show or contest of riding, lassoing etc. rodeo مُباراة رُكوب الخَيْل الجامِحَه родео rodeo das Rodeo ροντέο rodeo rodeo نمایش اسب سواری؛ نمایش کابوی ها rodeo rodéo רוֹדֵיאוֹ बाड़ा, हकाई, ग्वाल बाल चातुर्य प्रदर्शनी rodeo rodeó rodeo ródeó, kúrekasÿning/-keppni rodeo ロデオ大会 로데오 rodeo rodeo tunggangan rodeo rodeo rodeo rodeo rodeio rodeo родео rodeo rodeo rodeo rodeo การแสดงความสามารถในการขี่ม้าและคล้องจับปศุสัตว์ของโคบาล rodeo (gösterisi) 牛仔競技表演 родео, змагання ковбоїв امریکی چرواہوں کے کرتبوں کی عوامی نماءش cuộc thi của những người chăn bò


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