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/ === Noun === hippodrome (plural hippodromes) A horse racing course. Hypernyms: racecourse, racetrack (US, slang, sports) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner. (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) (US, slang, sports, especially baseball) To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers. ==== See also ==== hippodrome (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia hippo- -drome == 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/ === Noun === hippodrome m (plural hippodromes) hippodrome, racecourse, circuit for equestrian sport ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: hipodrom === Further reading === “hippodrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Paronyms === hippobrome == Latin == === Noun === hippodrome vocative singular of hippodromos