rodeo

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

noun

A gathering of cattle to be branded.

OriginSpanish rodeo →
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

rodeo1

nounrodeo (plural rodeos)

plural rodeos

  1. A gathering of cattle to be branded.
  2. hobbiesA North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.
  3. An entertainment event associated with the sport.
verbrodeo (third-person singular simple present rodeos, present participle rodeoing, simple past and past participle rodeoed)

present singular third person rodeos · participle present rodeoing · participle past rodeoed · past rodeoed

  1. intransitiveTo perform in a rodeo show.

Rodeo2

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

Origin

  1. Spanishrodeo
  2. Englishrodeo

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

More words from Spanish

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 牛仔競技 /牛仔竞技
  • 牛仔競技 /牛仔竞技 (niúzǎi jìngjì)sport
Czech rodeo
  • rodeosport
Esperanto rodeo
  • rodeosport
French rodéo
  • rodéosport
German Rodeo
  • Rodeosport
Hindi रोडियो
  • रोडियो (roḍiyo)sport
Japanese ロデオ
  • ロデオ (rodeo)sport
Korean 로데오
  • 로데오 (rode'o)sport
Polish rodeo
  • rodeosport
Portuguese rodeio
  • rodeiosport
Russian роде́о
  • роде́о (rodɛ́o)sport
Spanish jaripeo, rodeo
  • jaripeosport
  • rodeosport
Swedish rodeo
  • rodeosport
Turkish rodeo
  • rodeosport
Cite this entry
APA

rodeo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rodeo

MLA

“rodeo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rodeo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rodeo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rodeo.

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