rodeio
nounmasculine/ʁuˈdɐju/medium
ro·dei·o
Definition
Act of surrounding or going around; circumlocution; indirectness.
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want.
His answer was a rodeio to avoid the real issue.
Idiomatic expressions
- beat around the bush
- get straight to the point
Etymology
Do latim *rotare*, 'fazer girar', através do particípio passado *rotatus*.