bronco

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bronco (“rough”), 19th c. which in Mexican usage also describes a horse that has not been broken and is still wild. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑŋkoʊ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒŋkəʊ/ Rhymes: -ɒŋkəʊ === Noun === bronco (plural broncos) A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken. Synonyms: bronc, broncho ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== mustang == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbron.ko/ Rhymes: -onko Hyphenation: brón‧co === Etymology 1 === Perhaps from Late Latin brunchus. ==== Noun ==== bronco m (plural bronchi) (literary) a thorny branch ===== Derived terms ===== sbroncare === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “throat”). ==== Noun ==== bronco m (plural bronchi) (anatomy) bronchus, bronchial tube ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === bronco1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana bronco2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bron‧co === Adjective === bronco (feminine bronca, masculine plural broncos, feminine plural broncas) obtuse, dumb (intellectually dull) Synonyms: obtuso, parvo; see also Thesaurus:idiota === Further reading === “bronco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bronco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin bruncus, possibly a cross of broccus (“having projecting teeth”) and truncus (“trunk”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾonko/ [ˈbɾõŋ.ko] Rhymes: -onko Syllabification: bron‧co === Adjective === bronco (feminine bronca, masculine plural broncos, feminine plural broncas) hoarse, raspy, harsh, coarse, rough, uncouth, wild, untamed ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: bronco === Further reading === “bronco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025