ro|de|o

ro|de|o «ROH dee oh, roh DAY-», noun, plural -de|os, verb, -de|oed, -de|o|ing.

–n.

1. a contest or exhibition of skill in roping cattle, riding horses and steers, and other cowboy skills.

2. Western U.S. the driving together of cattle; roundup.

–v.i.

to take part in a rodeo.

╂[American English < Spanish rodeo < rodear to go around < Latin rotāre < rota wheel]