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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rodeo

/ˈɹoʊ.di.oʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
rodeo
IPA
/ˈɹoʊ.di.oʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gathering of cattle to be branded.

noun

A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.

noun

An entertainment event associated with the sport.

verb

To perform in a rodeo show.

Intransitive verb

name

A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

Etymology

From Spanish rodeo, from rodear (“to surround”), which refers to a cattle roundup.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹoʊ.di.oʊ/
  • British English: /ˈɹəʊ.di.əʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rodeos (plural) rodeos (present, singular) rodeoing (participle, present) rodeoed (participle, past) rodeoed (past)

Derived Forms

antirodeo brodeo mudeo roadeo rodeoer rolleo

Phrases

been to the rodeo buffer rodeo goat rodeo not one's first rodeo rodeo clown

Questions

How do you pronounce rodeo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊ.di.oʊ/.
What does rodeo mean?
A gathering of cattle to be branded.
Where does rodeo come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce rodeo

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