pueblo

¹

[ pweb-loh; Spanish pwe-blaw ]

noun

, plural pueb·los [pweb, -lohz, pwe, -blaws].

1. a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern United States: 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.
2. (initial capital letter) a member of a group of Indian peoples living in pueblo villages in New Mexico and Arizona since prehistoric times.
3. an Indian village.
4. (in Spanish America) a town or village.
5. (in the Philippines) a town or a township.

Pueblo

²

[ pweb-loh ]

noun

1. a city in central Colorado.

Pueblo

¹

/ ˈpwɛbləʊ /

noun

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

Pueblo

²

/ ˈpwɛbləʊ /

noun

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

pueblo

³

/ ˈpweβlo; ˈpwɛbləʊ /

noun

1. 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
2. (in Spanish America) a village or town
3. (in the Philippines) a town or township

Other Words From

• pre·pueb·lo adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pueblo¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; from Colonial Spanish; Spanish: “town,” from Latin populus “community, people, nation”; people ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of pueblo¹

C19: from Spanish: people, from Latin populus

Example Sentences

“We are so proud that he came from our pueblo.”

From Los Angeles Times

A leftist populist, López Obrador cared little about what political experts, business leaders or foreign diplomats thought about him, insisting that his power came from the pueblo, or the Mexican people.

From Los Angeles Times

Those heading to the colonial city of Mérida are left 10 miles away in a pueblo called Teya.

From Los Angeles Times

There are no Republican contenders in the district stretching from Isleta Pueblo near Albuquerque to the Arizona state line, traversing Acoma and Laguna pueblos.

From Seattle Times

At Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, voting has provided Native Americans with a path to power amid the political rise of pueblo member Deb Haaland.

From Seattle Times