different between broncs vs bronco

English

Noun

broncs

1. plural of bronc

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): /?b???ko?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b???k??/
• Rhymes: -??k??

Noun

bronco (plural broncos)

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

   Synonyms: bronc, broncho

Translations

See also

• mustang

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bron.ko/
• Rhymes: -onko
• Hyphenation: brón?co

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Late Latin brunchus.

Noun

bronco m (plural bronchi)

1. (literary) A thorny branch.

Derived terms

• sbroncare

Etymology 2

From Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (brónkhos, “throat”).

Noun

bronco m (plural bronchi)

1. (anatomy) bronchus, bronchial tube

Derived terms

References

• 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

Adjective

bronco m (feminine singular bronca, masculine plural broncos, feminine plural broncas, comparable)

1. obtuse, dumb (intellectually dull)

   Synonyms: obtuso, parvo

Synonyms

• (dumb): See here

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin bruncus, a cross of broccus and truncus (“trunk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?onko/, [?b?õ?.ko]

Adjective

bronco (feminine bronca, masculine plural broncos, feminine plural broncas)

1. harsh, sharp (of a sound)

Related terms

• bronca

Descendants

• English: bronco