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Bronco

3 stages from Spanish to English.

Today it means a wild or untrained horse, especially in the American West
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Stage 1 of 3
bronco
Spanish · medieval
"rough, coarse"
meaning "rough" or "rude"
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Stage 2 of 3
bronco
Mexican Spanish · 1700s-1800s
"an untamed horse"
applied to an unbroken, wild horse
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Stage 3 of 3
bronco
English · 1800s
"a wild or unbroken horse"
adopted by English-speaking cowboys in the American West
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