noun
bronco
BRONG-koh
noun
1
A wild or only partly tamed horse, especially from western North America.
"The rider was thrown from the bucking bronco within seconds."
How to Use Bronco
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA wild, hard-to-ride horse, especially the kind featured in rodeos.
Common pairings
bucking bronco
ride a bronco
break a bronco
Word Forms
broncos plural, Broncos plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bronco ("rough"), which in Mexican Spanish also described a wild, unbroken horse.