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- [brong-koh]
- /ˈbrɒŋ koʊ/
- /ˈbrɒŋ.kəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brong-koh]
- /ˈbrɒŋ koʊ/
Definitions of bronco word
- countable noun bronco In the western United States, especially in the 19th century, a wild horse was sometimes referred to as a bronco. 3
- noun bronco (in the US and Canada) a wild or partially tamed pony or mustang of the western plains 3
- noun bronco a wild or only partially tamed horse or pony of the W U.S. plains 3
- noun plural bronco a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken. 1
- noun bronco untamed horse 1
- noun bronco A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken. 0
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Origin of bronco
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish, short for Spanish potro bronco untamed colt (in Mexican Spanish: wild horse, half-tamed horse); bronco, apparently nasalized variant of Latin broccus; see broach
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Parts of speech for Bronco
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bronco popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bronco usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bronco
noun bronco
- herdsman — a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- rancher — a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- wrangler — a cowboy, especially one in charge of saddle horses.
- vaquero — a cowboy or herdsman.
- gaucho — a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
Top questions with bronco
- what is a bronco?
- when is the bronco game?
- who drove the white bronco?
- what time is the bronco game?
- what time is the bronco game today?
- what time does the bronco game start?
- who won the bronco game?
- what channel is the bronco game on?
- what time is the denver bronco game tomorrow?
- who won the denver bronco game?
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