pueblo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpwɛ.bloʊ/ (US)
- /ˈpwɛ.bləʊ/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pueblo, from Latin populus. Doublet of people.
Meanings
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A community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building.
‘And their flats and houses?’ Jane pointed to a custer of executive villas in the pueblo style.
2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 17:The Spaniards took over whole pueblos, and the indians^([sic]) were taxed, enslaved, and tortured.
1979, Kax Wilson, A History of Textiles, Westview Press, →ISBN, page 290:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pueblos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Laguna Pueblo · San Juan Pueblo · prepueblo · Santa Clara Pueblo · Santo Domingo Pueblo · Zuni Pueblo · Taos Pueblo · Jemez Pueblo · Grasshopper Pueblo · nonpueblo · puebloize
Translations (2)
tew ówîngeh (community of Pueblo Indians) · el χωριό Ερυθρόδερμων (community of Pueblo Indians)