ahóóhai
Navajo
Etymology
Shortening of naaʼahóóhai (“rodeo”), which referred to the popular chicken-pull, a Native-American contest in horsemanship in which the rider tries at full gallop to snatch up a half-buried chicken.
Pronunciation
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Noun
ahóóhai
- rodeo
- agricultural show (at a tribal, county, or state fair)