rodeo

Definitions

noun A public competition or exhibition in which skills such as riding broncos or roping calves are displayed.
noun A cattle roundup.
noun An enclosure for keeping cattle that have been rounded up.

noun sports A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.
noun An entertainment event associated with the sport.

[Spanish, corral, rodeo, from rodear, to surround, from rueda, wheel, from Latin rota; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]

From the Spanish verb rodear (to “surround”), and specifically rodeo, noun derived from the verb, which refers to a cattle roundup.

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The $20,000 prize money for the first Stampede was the highest amount awarded in rodeo competition, at that time, and the Stampede was a huge success.

Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Calgary Exhibition & Stampede Archives 2007
Mexico has its own version of the rodeo is called la charreada.

A Companion Guide to La Charreada 2007
The $20,000 prize money for the first Stampede was the highest amount awarded in rodeo competition, at that time, and the Stampede was a huge success.

Archive 2007-01-01 2007
Mexico has its own version of the rodeo is called la charreada.

A Companion Guide to La Charreada 2007
With nowhere else to turn, I called the rodeo office in Swift Current.

King of the Cowboys Ty Murray 2003
Professional rodeo is now one of the most popular forms of family entertainment in North America.

The Grand Old LadyPast, Present and Future 1981
The pose doesn’t come naturally to the Brazilians, for in their country rodeo is more homey than steely.

The Boys from Brazil 2010
The pose doesn’t come naturally to the Brazilians, for in their country rodeo is more homey than steely.

The Boys from Brazil 2010
Though the rodeo was an event for New Yorkers to gawk at starting at $15 a ticket, bull riding is a family tradition and a serious livelihood for many of the riders.

Roping and Riding Mike Vilensky 2012
He is a Clem McSpadden Pioneer Award winner for his lifelong work in rodeo.

Cowboy Delmar Smith Plays Not My Job 2010