bronco
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See also: 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/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋkəʊ
Noun
bronco (plural broncos)
- A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken.
- 1922, Sinclair Lewis, “19”, in Babbitt:
- Swollen with greatness, slightly afraid lest the noble blood of Nottingham change its mind and leave him at any street corner, Babbitt paraded with Sir Gerald Doak to the movie palace and in silent bliss sat beside him, trying not to be too enthusiastic, lest the knight despise his adoration of six-shooters and broncos.
Derived terms
Translations
horse that is wild or not fully broken
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See also
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Late Latin brunchus.
Noun
bronco m (plural bronchi)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “throat”).
Noun
bronco m (plural bronchi)
Derived terms
Further reading
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
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin bruncus, a cross of broccus and truncus (“trunk”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
bronco (feminine bronca, masculine plural broncos, feminine plural broncas)
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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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