In the United States, a rodeo is a public entertainment event in which cowboys show different skills, including riding wild horses and catching cattle with ropes.
rodeo in British English
(ˈrəʊdɪˌəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural-os mainly US and Canadian
1.
a display of the skills of cowboys, including bareback riding, steer wrangling, etc
2.
the rounding up of cattle for branding, counting, inspection, etc
3.
an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up
Word origin
C19: from Spanish, from rodear to go around, from rueda a wheel, from Latin rota
rodeo in American English
(ˈroʊdiˌoʊ; also, esp. for 1 roʊˈdeɪoʊ)
US
nounWord forms: pluralˈrodeˌos
1. Rare
a roundup of cattle
2.
a public exhibition of the skills of cowboys, typically involving competition in broncobusting, lassoing, etc.
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈrodeˌoed or ˈrodeˌoing
3.
to take part in a rodeo
Word origin
Sp, a going around, cattle ring < rodear, to surround < L rotare: see rotate