rodeo

/ˈroʊdioʊ/

/ˈrʌʊdiəʊ/

Other forms: rodeos

A rodeo is a type of entertainment that shows off cowboy skills, such as wrestling steers and roping cattle.

In the western United States, a popular type of entertainment is an exhibition known as a rodeo. A rodeo is a place where cowboys demonstrate what they can do for a crowd. Many of these skills are dangerous, like wrestling a steer or riding a bull. Some skills involve lassos and other uses of rope, such as roping (tying up) a goat. These skills are for entertainment at a rodeo, but they're necessary on a cattle ranch.

Definitions of rodeo

1. noun

   an exhibition of cowboy skills
   type of:

   exhibition

   the act of exhibiting
2. noun

   an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up
   type of:

   pen

   an enclosure for confining livestock