RODEO


Meaning of RODEO in English

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)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.