pueblo

Pronunciation: /ˈpwɛ.bloʊ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called `Pueblos' by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)
  2. noun a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs
  3. noun a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pueblo, from Latin populus. Doublet of people.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
indian
Narrower (hyponyms)
taos, hopi, zuni

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