pueblo
pronunciation
How to pronounce pueblo in British English:
UK [ˈpwebləʊ]
How to pronounce pueblo in American English:
US [ˈpwebloʊ]
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- Noun:
- a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States
Word Origin
- pueblo (n.)
- "Indian village," 1808, from Spanish pueblo "village, small town; people, population," from Latin populum, accusative of populus "people" (see people (n.)).
Example
- 1. In pueblo , experts say , the election will be determined not so much by voter preference as voter participation .
- 2. Spanish colonists and missionaries had enslaved many of the pueblo indians , for example , working them to death on vast spanish ranches known as encomiendas .
- 3. Situated in the valley of a small tributary of the rio grande , this adobe settlement consisting of dwellings and ceremonial buildings represents the culture of the pueblo indians of arizona and new mexico .
- 4. The park 's archeologists have recovered many objects that the ancient pueblo people used , including pots , tools and jewelry .
- 5. Pueblo bonito sunset beach cabo san lucas timeshare .