pueblo

[ pweb-loh; for 4, 5 also Spanish pwe-blaw ]

/ ˈpwɛb loʊ; for 4, 5 also Spanish ˈpwɛ blɔ /

noun, plural pueb·los [pweb-lohz; Spanish pwe-blaws] /ˈpwɛb loʊz; Spanish ˈpwɛ blɔs/.

a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern U.S.: built of adobe or stone, typically many-storied and terraced, the structures were often placed against cliff walls, with entry through the roof by ladder.

(initial capital letter) a member of a group of Indian peoples living in pueblo villages in New Mexico and Arizona since prehistoric times.

an Indian village.

(in Spanish America) a town or village.

(in the Philippines) a town or a township.

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Origin of pueblo

1800–10, Americanism; < American Spanish; Spanish: town, people < Latin populus people

OTHER WORDS FROM pueblo

pre·pueb·lo, adjective

Words nearby pueblo

pudovkin, pudsey, pudu, puducherry, puebla, pueblo, pueblos, puerile, puerilism, puerility, puerpera

Definition for pueblo (2 of 2)

Pueblo

[ pweb-loh ]

/ ˈpwɛb loʊ /

noun

a city in central Colorado.

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Example sentences from the Web for pueblo

The Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park has a settlement history of its own.
The Ghost Towns of Arizona Live On|Justin Jones|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pueblo is the gateway to the southern Colorado community and the Southwest.
Red, White, and Muslim|Asma Gull Hasan|February 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I grew up in a rural, mini-metropolis about 100 miles south of Denver: Pueblo, Colorado.
Red, White, and Muslim|Asma Gull Hasan|February 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
While her husband had stayed on in Chicago to practice radiology, my father had moved his family to Pueblo.
Red, White, and Muslim|Asma Gull Hasan|February 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST

In each of the eight ato of the pueblo the head ceremony was performed.
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks
In the second place, the wooden frame which the weaver holds in his right hand is not to be seen in the Pueblo loom.
Stories of Useful Inventions|Samuel Eagle Foreman
That rise from Pueblo into the Rockies will linger ever in my memory.
Across America by Motor-cycle|C. K. Shepherd
Figure 22 represents a Pueblo ruin in the Valley of the Gila.
Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology|John D. Baldwin
We found them to be a part of the company of Mississippi brethren who had been in Pueblo through the winter.
Wilford Woodruff|Matthias F. Cowley

British Dictionary definitions for pueblo (1 of 3)

pueblo

/ (ˈpwɛbləʊ, Spanish ˈpweβlo) /

noun plural -los (-ləʊz, Spanish -los)

a communal village, built by certain Indians of the southwestern US and parts of Latin America, consisting of one or more flat-roofed stone or adobe houses

(in Spanish America) a village or town

(in the Philippines) a town or township

Word Origin for pueblo

C19: from Spanish: people, from Latin populus

British Dictionary definitions for pueblo (2 of 3)

Pueblo¹

/ (ˈpwɛbləʊ) /

noun plural -lo or -los

a member of any of the North American Indian peoples who live in pueblos, including the Tanoans, Zuñi, and Hopi

British Dictionary definitions for pueblo (3 of 3)

Pueblo²

/ (ˈpwɛbləʊ) /

noun

a city in Colorado: a centre of the steel industry. Pop: 103 648 (2003 est)

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