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pueblo

pueb·lo
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pweb-loh; for 4, 5 also Spanish pwe-blaw]
    • /ˈpwɛb loʊ; for 4, 5 also Spanish ˈpwɛ blɔ/
    • /ˈpweb·loʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pweb-loh; for 4, 5 also Spanish pwe-blaw]
    • /ˈpwɛb loʊ; for 4, 5 also Spanish ˈpwɛ blɔ/

Definitions of pueblo word

  • noun plural pueblo 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. 1
  • noun plural pueblo (initial capital letter) a member of a group of Indian peoples living in pueblo villages in New Mexico and Arizona since prehistoric times. 1
  • noun plural pueblo an Indian village. 1
  • noun plural pueblo (in Spanish America) a town or village. 1
  • noun plural pueblo (in the Philippines) a town or a township. 1
  • noun pueblo a city in central Colorado. 1
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Origin of pueblo

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10, Americanism; < American Spanish; Spanish: town, people < Latin populus people

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Parts of speech for Pueblo

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pueblo popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • acoma

    a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.

  • anasazi

    a member of an ancient, cliff-dwelling North American Indian people of the SW U.S., that built multi-story adobe houses

  • basket maker

    a member of an early Native American people of the southwestern US, preceding the Pueblo people, known for skill in basket-making

  • cliff dweller

    (usually initial capital letter) a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern U.S., who were ancestors of the Pueblo Indians and built shelters in caves or on the ledges of cliffs.

  • hohokam

    of, belonging to, or characteristic of an American Indian culture of the central and southern deserts of Arizona, about a.d. 450–1450, roughly contemporaneous with the Anasazi culture to the north.

  • hopi

    a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
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