Also means
rodeo
Usage Note
Rodeo primarily means a roundabout route or a circumlocution (hablar sin rodeos — 'to speak plainly', literally 'without detours'). In the Americas it also denotes the cowboy sporting event borrowed into English as 'rodeo'. The idiom sin rodeos is very common in everyday speech and is a useful expression for learners.
Examples
"Llegamos tarde por un rodeo inevitable."
Natural Translation
We arrived late because of an unavoidable detour.
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