Definitions for rodeo

rodeo ro·de·o

Spelling: [roh-dee-oh, roh-dey-oh]
IPA: /ˈroʊ diˌoʊ, roʊˈdeɪ oʊ/

Rodeo is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in rodeo (deoor).

Definitions for rodeo

noun

  1. a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
  2. a roundup of cattle.
  3. Informal. any contest offering prizes in various events:
  4. (initial capital letter, italics) a ballet (1942) choreographed by Agnes de Mille, with musical score by Aaron Copland.

verb (used without object)

  1. to participate or compete in a rodeo or rodeos:

Origin of rodeo

1825-35; Spanish: cattle ring, derivative of rodear to go round, itself derivative of rueda wheel Latin rota

Examples for rodeo

This native was rodeo, the brother of the true Pacheco, and he is here.

In the movie, Matthew McConaughey plays a rodeo cowboy diagnosed with AIDS.

He resisted the lures of the buckle bunnies who linger late in a rodeo arena, looking to sidle up against the winners.

They got up at four, because they had seen signs advertising a rodeo at Magdalena.

When Brooks went into his second song, an old hit called “rodeo,” the cheers grew so loud it was hard to hear him sing.

You've had the spring rodeo in your hands ever since I can remember.

To the boys the rodeo was the most interesting time of the whole year.

“If anything got in the way of a rodeo, like a ball game, the ball game would have to wait,” Clyde Frost said.

This was the rodeo equivalent of pulling the sword out of the stone.

rodeo stepped forward, bowing with the politeness of a Spanish don.

Word Value for rodeo
Scrable

6

Words with friends

6

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