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