el
masculine
/roˈðeo/
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Translation
detour, roundabout way
Word origin
From rodear ('to surround, to go around'), from rueda ('wheel'), from Latin rota ('wheel').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rota
- English cognates
- rotate, roulette, round
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralrodeos
Examples
gran .
We took a big detour to avoid the traffic.
Dime .
Tell me the truth without beating about the bush.
.
The shortest route was a roundabout way through the mountain.
vaqueros participaron .
The cowboys took part in the town rodeo.
muchos .
He talked for hours, going round in circles.
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