pueblo
noun
- modern and old communities of Native Americans in the western United States
proper noun
- city in Colorado, United States of America
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpwɛ.bləʊ/ / /ˈpwɛ.bloʊ/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pueblo, from Latin populus. Doublet of people.
- Of or pertaining to the Pueblo Indians.
- A city, the county seat of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, United States.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pueblo, from Latin populus. Doublet of people.
- A community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building.
“The Spaniards took over whole pueblos, and the indians^([sic]) were taxed, enslaved, and tortured.”
“‘And their flats and houses?’ Jane pointed to a custer of executive villas in the pueblo style.”