Rodrigo

/ (rɒˈdriːɡəʊ) /

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noun

Joaquín . 1902–99, Spanish composer. His works include Concierto de Aranjuez (1940) for guitar and orchestra and Concierto Pastorale (1978)

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Words nearby Rodrigo

Rodin, Auguste, rodman, rod mill, Rodney, rodomontade, Rodrigo, Rodzinski, roe, Roebling, roebuck, roe deer

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How to use Rodrigo in a sentence

“They always seem to be on the move,” said Rodrigo Soberanes, a stringer for AP in Veracruz.
Mexican Journalists Speak Out on Reporter Murders|Jason McGahan|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rodrigo de la Calle is the rare Spanish chef content to trade in his tortilla española for more creative gastronomical adventures.
Rodrigo de la Calle Is Spain’s Vegetable Whisperer|Kara Cutruzzula|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But if you fire up Instagram and follow Rodrigo de la Calle, you might start salivating over such plants-turned-food.
Rodrigo de la Calle Is Spain’s Vegetable Whisperer|Kara Cutruzzula|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rodrigo Santoro: I broke up a couple of months before we met, and Laura and me were both in the same zone.
Love Actually’s 10th Anniversary: The Cast and Crew Reminisce About the Christmas Classic|Marlow Stern|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The Latino man, Rodrigo Diaz, was said by his friends to have entered the driveway by mistake.
Too Old for a Gun?|David Frum|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida fell without the English commander making any apparent effort to relieve them.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Overborne by their counsels, after lying in front of the position for three days he withdrew to Ciudad Rodrigo.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The English had to cover their single line of communication, which ran through Ciudad Rodrigo.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Ney, with 50,000 men, began the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in earnest.
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty
But how on earth could Mr. Whitmore have come in Ciudad Rodrigo?
The Adventures of Harry Revel|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch