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rodeo

name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊ.di.əʊ/
  • General-American: /ˈɹoʊ.di.oʊ/
  • General-American: /ɹoʊˈdeɪ.oʊ/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 D IY0 OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A gathering of cattle to be branded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An entertainment event associated with the sport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To perform in a rodeo show.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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6

noun

Meaning 6

an exhibition of cowboy skills

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: exhibition

7

noun

Meaning 7

an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pen

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛仔競技 /牛仔竞技 (niúzǎi jìngjì) — sport
  • Czech: rodeo — sport
  • Esperanto: rodeo — sport
  • French: rodéo — sport
  • German: Rodeo — sport
  • Hindi: रोडियो (roḍiyo) — sport
  • Japanese: ロデオ (rodeo) — sport
  • Korean: 로데오 (rode'o) — sport
  • Navajo: ahóóhai — sport
  • Navajo: naaʼahóóhai aleeh — sport
  • Plautdietsch: Rodeo — sport
  • Polish: rodeo — sport
  • Portuguese: rodeio — sport
  • Russian: роде́о (rodɛ́o) — sport
  • Spanish: jaripeo — sport
  • Spanish: rodeo — sport
  • Swedish: rodeo — sport
  • Turkish: rodeo — sport
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