Spanish. The term "rodeo" in Spanish means "round-up."
'rodeo' as a noun covers many words with the sense of 'turn/turning'* 'rodear' = to surround/encircle/encompass; and in American Spanish 'to round up cattle in a rodeo' ('rodeo' is the first person (I) of the verb) * including 'round-up, rodeo, stockyard, corral, enclosure for cattle'. Spanish 'rancho', by contrast, means 'hut, mess-room, cattle-ranch'
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From Spanish rodear 'go round'.
No, the English word "rodeo" does not translate to mean "ranch" in Spanish. In Spanish, "rodeo" refers to a rodeo event or show involving cowboy skills and activities. "Ranch" in Spanish translates to "rancho" or "finca".
Rodeo - The closest translation for rodeo in English is "round-up"Burrito - The Spanish word for donkey is burro. To say "little donkey" is burrito.Alligator - The name alligator is an anglicized form of el lagarto, the Spanish term for "lizard."
There is a verb in Spanish, rodear, which means to surround. The first person singular conjugation in the present indicative tense (I surround) is rodeo. There are numerous English words for horse tack and equestrian-related items and terms which are direct borrows from the Spanish/Mexican vaqueros.
Spanish. Here is its etymology: ; rodeo : 1914 as public entertainment show of horse-riding skill, from earlier meaning "cattle round-up" (1834), from Sp., "pen for cattle at a fair or market," lit. "a going round," from rodear "go round, surround," related to rodare "revolve, roll," from L. rotare "go around" (see rotate).
The word 'rodeo', like most of rodeo's other unique terms, was borrowed from the Spanish cowboys or vaqueros. Rodeo is a form of the verb 'rodear', which means 'to surround' or 'round-up'. The word was used to describe the act of gathering cattle before a cattle drive. Interestingly enough, 'rodeo' was not used to describe cowboy competitions until sometime around 1916. Before then they were known as 'cowboy competitions' or 'cowboy tournaments'.
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