bronco

noun bron·co \ ˈbräŋ-(ˌ)kō \

variants: or less commonly broncho

Updated on: 24 Apr 2018

Definition of bronco

plural broncos also bronchos

: bronc

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a rodeo featuring bucking broncos

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More recently, Brady’s skull was fractured by a bronco in the ring, leaving him with a frightening scar on the side of his head and neurological damage that causes seizures in his right hand.

— a.o. scott, New York Times, "Review: ‘The Rider’ Is an American Regional Film to Savor," 11 Apr. 2018
This includes an of-the-moment approach to food, with new ethnic and farm-to-table spots cropping up alongside Jackson’s classic steakhouses and watering holes (the iconic Million Dollar Cowboy Bar’s bronco rider is the town’s unofficial logo).

— alex postman, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why Jackson Hole Is the Perfect Ski Town," 21 Mar. 2018
Last September, officers chased an actual white bronco through area streets.

— christoper borrelli, chicagotribune.com, "For 'Black Panther' fans, what to know about the suburban hamlet of Wauconda," 15 Mar. 2018
On a Friday the 13th in 1946, after riding a bucking bronco in the Roy Rogers Rodeo, Jane Anne Greeley collapsed and died.

— frank fitzpatrick, Philly.com, "The Arena: A sports time capsule for Philadelphia | Frank's Place," 9 Mar. 2018
Events include bareback riding, saddle bronco riding, steer wrestling, team roping, calf roping, breakaway roping, barrel racing and bull riding.

— NOLA.com, "5 things to do around the North Shore this weekend, Jan. 12-14," 11 Jan. 2018
While the scene is glitzy, at least in the marina, the sailors' office can be a dangerous salt-lashed bucking bronco with high stakes.

— rob hodgetts, CNN, "Sailing's glamor tribe and the downsides of paradise," 31 Aug. 2017
Throughout the calf-roping, bronco-riding and steer wrestling, Doug Mathis, the rodeo public address announcer, keeps it light and folksy.

— doug struck, The Christian Science Monitor, "A county fair offers pie – and a window on the rural-urban divide," 25 Aug. 2017
Fees: $90 for mustang, $100 for bronco, $125 for pony.

— Daily Southtown, "Sports calendar," 18 Aug. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of bronco

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, literally, rough, wild

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: a wild horse of western North America

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noun bron·co \ ˈbräŋ-kō \

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