hippodrome

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from French hippodrome, a learned borrowing from Latin hippodromos, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos), from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, horse) + δρόμος (drómos, street). By surface analysis, hippo- +‎ -drome.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/
    • Audio (General Australian):(file)

    Noun

    hippodrome (plural hippodromes)

    1. A horse racing course.
      Hypernyms: racecourse, racetrack
    2. (US, slang, sports) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
    3. (archaic) A circus with equestrian performances.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Verb

    hippodrome (third-person singular simple present hippodromes, present participle hippodroming, simple past and past participle hippodromed)

    1. (US, slang, sports, especially baseball) To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.

    See also

    French

    Etymology

      Learned borrowing from Latin hippodromos, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos), from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, horse) + δρόμος (drómos, street). By surface analysis, hippo- +‎ -drome.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /i.pɔ.dʁɔm/, /i.pɔ.dʁom/
      • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

      Noun

      hippodrome m (plural hippodromes)

      1. hippodrome, racecourse, circuit for equestrian sport

      Descendants

      • Turkish: hipodrom

      Further reading

      Paronyms

      Latin

      Noun

      hippodrome

      1. vocative singular of hippodromos