Similar words
chascarrillo
chascarrillo specifically means a funny anecdote or witty joke; broma is the general word for "joke, prank."
chanza
chanza is a more literary or old-fashioned word for "joke, jest"; broma is the everyday word.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
piada
piada is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "joke."
Practice
1 What does broma mean?
joke
2 Fill the gap: Solo era una ___.
Full sentence: Solo era una broma. (It was only a joke.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches broma?
broma: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.