bronca

See also: bronca-

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bronca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɾoŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɾoŋ.ka]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

bronca f (plural bronques)

1. dispute, quarrel
   • 2016 October 6, “Pitt i Jolie aniran a sessions de teràpia amb els seus fills”, in El Periódico‎:

     Després de les bronques, les acusacions i el mal estar en què estan immersos en el seu procés de divorci, Brad Pitt i Angelina Jolie han acordat de forma voluntària anar a sessions de teràpia per separat i també conjuntament amb els seus sis fills, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh i els bessons Knox i Vivienne, segons ha informat 'People'.

     After the quarrels, the accusations, and the discomfort in which they were immersed during their divorce proceedings, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie voluntarily agreed to go to counseling sessions separately and jointly with their six children, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and the twins Knox and Vivienne, according to 'People'.

2. telling-off; scolding

Derived terms

• bronquina

Further reading

• “bronca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bronca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔ̃.ka/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

bronca f (plural broncas)

1. tumult, outcry

   Synonyms: tumulte, tollé

   • 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 1, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:

     Çà et là, dans les rangs, des borborygmes rentrés rabrouent le silence. Un début de bronca ?

     Here and there, among the ranks, the silence is broken by repressed grumblings. Is this the start of an uproar?

Further reading

• “bronca”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bronca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɾoŋkɐ]

Noun

bronca f (plural broncas)

1. rebuke, scolding, telling-off (critical remarks)

   Synonyms: reprimenda, rifa

2. dispute, quarrel

   Synonym: liorta

Adjective

bronca

1. feminine singular of bronco

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bronca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bronca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bronca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From bronco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾõ.kɐ/

Noun

bronca f (plural broncas)

1. scolding, telling-off (critical remarks)

   Synonyms: sermão, esporro, reprimenda

2. (Brazil) complaint

   Synonym: reclamação

Adjective

bronca

1. feminine singular of bronco

Further reading

• “bronca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “bronca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “bronca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

See bronco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾonka/ [ˈbɾõŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -onka
• Syllabification: bron‧ca

Noun

bronca f (plural broncas)

1. hassle, dispute, quarrel, argument

   Synonyms: pelea, riña, disputa

2. reprimand, earful

   Synonyms: regaño, reprimenda, reprensión

3. outcry, booing, jeering
4. (Mexico) problem

   Synonyms: problema, dificultad

Derived terms

• abroncar

Descendants

• → Catalan: bronca
• → French: bronca

Adjective

bronca

1. feminine singular of bronco

Further reading

• “bronco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• barcón, cabrón, carbón, cobran