Editing Rodeo (section)

==Etymology==
The American English word ''rodeo'' is taken directly from Spanish {{Lang|es|rodeo}} ({{IPA|es|roˈðe.o|}}), which roughly translates into English as 'round up'.<ref>Webster's Third New International Dictionary</ref> The Spanish word is derived from the verb {{Lang|es|rodear}}'','' meaning 'to surround' or 'go around', used to refer to "a pen for cattle at a fair or market," derived from the [[Latin]] {{Lang|la|rota}} or {{Lang|la|rotare}}'','' meaning 'to rotate or go around'.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rodeo Definition & Meaning {{!}} Dictionary.com |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rodeo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328112123/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rodeo |archive-date=2022-03-28 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=dictionary.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?LEMA=rodeo |title=Royal Spanish Academy Online Dictionary: rodeo |publisher=Buscon.rae.es |access-date=2014-01-02 |archive-date=2012-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614073440/http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?LEMA=rodeo |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[Spanish America]], the ''rodeo'' was the process that was used by vaqueros to [[Muster (livestock)|gather]] cattle for various purposes, such as moving them to new pastures, separating the cattle owned by different ranchers, or gathering in preparation for slaughter ({{Lang|es|matanza}}). The yearly rodeos for separating the cattle were overseen by the [[Judges of the Plains|''Juez del Campo'']], who decided all questions of ownership.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A2g3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA246|title=A History of California and an Extended History of Los Angeles and Environs: Also Containing Biographies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present|first=James Miller|last=Guinn|date=21 June 2018|publisher=Historic Record Company|isbn=9780598508874|via=Google Books}}</ref> The term was also used to refer to exhibitions of skills used in the working ''rodeo'' and it evolved from these yearly gatherings where festivities were held, and horsemen could demonstrate their equestrian skills. This latter usage was adopted into the cowboy tradition of the United States and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Eileen |title=Matanza: A New Mexico Celebration |url=http://www.thesantafesite.com/articles-database/Matanza---A-New-Mexico-Celebration.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205042033/http://thesantafesite.com/articles-database/Matanza---A-New-Mexico-Celebration.html |archive-date=2016-02-05 |website=The Santa Fe Site}}</ref>

The term ''rodeo'' was first used in English in approximately 1834 to refer to a cattle round-up. Today, the word is used primarily to refer to a public exhibition of cowboy skills, usually in the form of a competitive event.<ref name=":0" />