[ro.deo] n, pl ro.de.os [Sp, fr. rodear to surround, fr. rueda wheel, fr. L rota--more at roll] (1834) 1: roundup
2. a: a public performance featuring bronco riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and Brahma bull riding b: a contest resembling a rodeo
[2]rodeo vi (1951): to participate in a rodeo