Pueb|lo

Pueb|lo
pueb|lo «PWEHB loh», noun, plural -los.
an Indian village built of adobe and stone. The houses in a pueblo usually have roofs and are often several stories high. Pueblos were common in the southwestern United States, and some are still in use.
╂[American English < Spanish pueblo a people, community < Latin populus. See etym. of doublet people. (Cf. ↑people)]
Pueb|lo «PWEHB loh», noun, plural -los, adjective.
–n.
a member of any one of a group of Indian tribes in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico living in pueblo villages. They are of several linguistic stocks. Pueblos were and are agricultural and known for such handicrafts as textiles and decorated earthenware.
–adj.
of or having to do with the Pueblos or their culture: »

Pueblo architecture.

╂[< pueblo]

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  • pueb|lo — «PWEHB loh», noun, plural los. an Indian village built of adobe and stone. The houses in a pueblo usually have roofs and are often several stories high. Pueblos were common in the southwestern United States, and some are still in use. ╂[American… …   Useful english dictionary

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