bromear
/bɾomeˈaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to joke, to kid (to do or say something for amusement)
🤡 broma = joke; bromear = to joke. Sounds like bro-may-AR: bros may kid around
Bromear is the noun broma (a joke) plus the verb ending -ear, the same pattern as golpe → golpear. Sound hook: bro-me-ar, as in a bro kidding me. En broma means jokingly, so bromear is simply doing that.