rodeo

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rodeo¹

  • /ˈɹəʊ.di.əʊ/ UK
  • /ˈɹoʊ.di.oʊ/ US
  • /ɹoʊˈdeɪ.oʊ/ US

Where it comes from

From Spanish rodeo, from rodear (“to surround”), which refers to a cattle roundup.

noun rodeos

  1. A gathering of cattle to be branded.
  2. A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.
  3. An entertainment event associated with the sport.

verb rodeos · rodeoing · rodeoed

  1. intransitive To perform in a rodeo show.

Rodeo²

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bull, turf, stampede, clown, detour, show, vallejo, roundup, roughriding, muster, brodeo, ranching, roughstock, bull run, bull-running, charreada

Translations

Every language

noun sport

Españoljaripeo, rodeo
한국어로데오 rode'o
日本語ロデオ rodeo
中文牛仔競技 /牛仔竞技 niúzǎi jìngjì
हिन्दीरोडियो roḍiyo
Portuguêsrodeio
Françaisrodéo
DeutschRodeo
Русскийроде́о rodɛ́o

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MLA

"rodeo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rodeo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rodeo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rodeo

Chicago

"rodeo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rodeo.

BibTeX
@misc{rodeo_2026,
  title = {rodeo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rodeo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}