bronca
nounInformal
A Mexican Spanish slang term. Browse all Mexican slang.
What it means
A problem or hassle. The clean alternative to pedo in this sense.
A row or a fight. Armar bronca is to start trouble.
Examples with translations
No hay bronca, lo arreglamos mañana.
No problem, we'll sort it out tomorrow.
Se armó una bronca afuera del estadio.
A fight broke out outside the stadium.
Where it comes from
From bronco, 'rough, untamed' — the same root behind the English bronco, an unbroken horse. What is unbroken is liable to cause trouble.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- problema, pedo