noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɹɒŋkəs/
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General-American:/ˈbɹɑŋkəs/
rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɒŋkəs
rhymes with (General American) -ɑŋkəs
1
noun
Meaning 1
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
either of the two main branches of the trachea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bronchial tube
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cartilaginous tube
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, throat”).
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
القَصَبَة الهَوَائِيَّة
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Catalan:
bronqui
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Chinese Mandarin:
支氣管 /支气管
(zhīqìguǎn)
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Czech:
průduška
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Esperanto:
bronko
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Finnish:
keuhkoputki
— Either or two branches of the trachea
French:
bronche
— Either or two branches of the trachea
German:
Bronchie
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Greek:
βρόγχος
(vrónchos)
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Gujarati:
શ્વાસનલિકા
(śvāsanlikā)
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Hebrew:
סִמְפוֹן
(simfón)
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Hebrew:
סִמְפוֹנוֹת
(simfonót)
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Hungarian:
hörgő
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Icelandic:
berkja
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Ido:
bronkio
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Ingrian:
bronha
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Irish:
píobán
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Irish:
píobán broinceach
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Irish:
broncas
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Italian:
bronco
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Japanese:
気管支
(kikanshi)
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Kazakh:
ауатамыр
(auatamyr)
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Northern Kurdish:
liqê borrihewa
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Lower Tanana:
-drayhdwga' tl'ula'
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Māori:
pekahau
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Persian:
نایژه
(nāyže)
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Polish:
oskrzele
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Polish:
oskrzela
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Portuguese:
brônquio
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Russian:
бронх
(bronx)
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Serbo-Croatian:
бронх
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Serbo-Croatian:
бронхија
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Serbo-Croatian:
bronh
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Serbo-Croatian:
bronhija
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Spanish:
bronquio
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Swedish:
bronk
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Tagalog:
sangambaga
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Tagalog:
brongkyo
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Turkish:
bronş
— Either or two branches of the trachea
Volapük:
bronatuig
— Either or two branches of the trachea