rodeo

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ro=de=o

CIDE DICTIONARY

rodeo, n. [SP., a going round.].

 A round-up. See Round-up.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rodeo, n. (pl. -os)
1 an exhibition or entertainment involving cowboys' skills in handling animals.
2 an exhibition of other skills, e.g. in motor cycling.
3 a a round-up of cattle on a ranch for branding etc. b an enclosure for this.

Etymology

Sp. f. rodear go round ult. f. L rotare ROTATE(1)

THESAURUS

rodeo

assemblage, assembly, burlesque show, call-up, canvass, carnival, census, circus, collection, colligation, collocation, combination, comparison, concourse, concurrence, confluence, conflux, congregation, convergence, coochie show, corralling, data-gathering, fantoccini, floor show, galanty show, gathering, girly show, hootchy-kootchy show, ingathering, inventory, junction, juxtaposition, leg show, light show, magic show, mobilization, muster, ombres chinoises, peep show, puppet show, raree-show, rep show, repertory show, roundup, shadow show, sideshow, survey, the big top, variety show, vaudeville show