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rodeio

[ho-ˈdej-u]
nounmasculinepl: rodeios
rodeo
1. A public spectacle featuring cowboys riding wild horses and bulls, roping cattle, and other livestock handling skills
The rodeo featured impressive bull-riding performances.
O rodeio apresentava impressionantes apresentações de montaria em touros.
2. A roundup of cattle or horses on a ranch
The ranch hands organized a rodeo to gather the scattered cattle.
Os peões organizaram um rodeio para reunir o gado espalhado.
3. A roundabout way; a detour or indirect route (figurative)
He took a rodeio to avoid the main road.
Ele fez um rodeio para evitar a estrada principal.
Synonyms
desviovoltacircunvolução
Antonyms
caminho diretoatalho

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
rodeio
most common usage for the spectacle event
Rio Grande do Sul
rodeio
traditional usage in gaucho culture
Portugal
desvio
figurative meaning of detour is more common; spectacle less commonly referenced

Related Idioms & Phrases

dar um rodeio (to take a detour; to go around in circles)
sem rodeios (without beating around the bush; directly)
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