rodear

/rodeˈaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to surround

🤠🐄 rodear gave English rodeo: riding around the cattle to round them up

From rueda (wheel), Latin rota, the root of rotate. To rodear is to wheel around something: circle the herd, surround a house, or take the long way around. English borrowed rodeo straight from this verb.

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