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bronco

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbɹɑŋkoʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒŋkəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒŋkəʊ
  • CMU ARPABET: B R AA1 NG K OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bronc, broncho

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Denver Broncos.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bronc, broncho

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mustang

Narrower terms: bucking bronco

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Western Apache: łį́į́ʼ hadikʼéké — horse that is wild or not fully broken
  • German: ungezähmtes Pferd — horse that is wild or not fully broken
  • German: halbwildes Pferd — horse that is wild or not fully broken
Real reading context

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