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   ro·de·o

   /ˈrōdēˌō/

   noun

   • 1. an exhibition or contest in which cowboys show their skill at riding broncos, roping calves, wrestling steers, etc.: "a rodeo rider"
   • ▪ an exhibition or contest demonstrating other skills, such as motorcycle riding or canoeing: "white-water rodeos usually last two or three days"
   • 2. a roundup of cattle on a ranch for branding, counting, etc.
   • ▪ an enclosure for a roundup of cattle.
   • 3. (in snowboarding and surfing) an aerial maneuver combining a forward or backward flip with a rotation: "her backside rodeo landed her on her back"

   verb

   • 1. compete in a rodeo: "I either rodeoed, or went hunting or fishing"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from Spanish, from rodear ‘go round’, based on Latin rotare ‘rotate’.

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