bronca
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɾõ.kɐ/
bronca is spelled B-R-O-N-C-A (6 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,529th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bronca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “scolding, telling-off (critical remarks)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of bronco. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “reprimenda”.
What does bronca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescolding, telling-off (critical remarks)
- 2
Brazilfemininecomplaint
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of bronco
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. reprimenda 2. repreensão 3. reclamação 4. raiva, zanga
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bronca
- broncas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bronca?
- Brazil /ˈbɾõ.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbɾõ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bronca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bronca in Portuguese?
bronca appears 2.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).