TagSporting events

charreada

charreada  n.β€” Β«A growing number of middle-class Mexican-Americans spend lazy summer afternoons at the charreadaβ€”part rodeo, part fiesta and one of Mexico’s most revered sporting events, dating to the 17th century.…At family-owned...

Calcutta wager

Calcutta wager  n.β€”Gloss: a form of gambling on a sporting event involving multiple contestants in which each contestant’s name is auctioned off to observers. At the end of the event, the high bidder for a winning contestant’s name...

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