ahóóhai

Navajo

Pronunciation

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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.

Noun

ahóóhai

1. rodeo
2. agricultural show (at a tribal, county, or state fair)