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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrodéo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁo.de.o
"Il a participé à un rodéo passionnant pendant ses vacances au Texas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A public exhibition or competition showcasing traditional cowboy skills such as bull riding, calf roping, and bronc riding.
"Many families gathered at the county fairgrounds to watch the annual rodeo and cheer for the bull riders." - 2
The gathering together of cattle on a range for branding, counting, or sorting.
"The ranch hands prepared early in the morning for the autumn rodeo to round up the scattered herd."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Spanish word rodéo, meaning 'a rounding up of cattle' from rodear 'to go around'. It entered the English language in the 19th century through the American West, transitioning from a practical livestock-handling event into a competitive exhibition of cowboy skills.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rodeo" is said worldwide
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rodéo
Transliteration: ʁo.de.o
"Il a participé à un rodéo passionnant pendant ses vacances au Texas."
Rodeo
Transliteration: ʁoˈdeːo
"Das Rodeo ist eine traditionelle Veranstaltung mit Reit- und Fangwettbewerben."
rodeo
Transliteration: ˈro.de.o
"Gli spettatori applaudirono il cowboy durante il pericoloso rodeo."
rodeo
Transliteration: roˈde.o
"El festival incluye un emocionante rodeo con jinetes de toros."
rodeio
Transliteration: ʁoˈdej.u
"Muitas pessoas visitam a festa do peão de boiadeiro para assistir ao rodeio."
रोडियो
Transliteration: roḍiyo
"रोडियो में घुड़सवारी और बैलों की सवारी के रोमांचक मुकाबले हुए।"
牛仔竞技
Transliteration: niú zǎi jìng jì
"许多游客前往得克萨斯州观看精彩的牛仔竞技表演。"
로데오
Transliteration: rodeo
"그는 미국 서부 여행 중에 흥미진진한 로데오 경기를 관람했다."
ロデオ
Transliteration: rodeo
"カウボーイたちがロデオで馬や牛に乗る技を競い合った。"
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