pueblo

«pueblo» in Mova's school dictionary: A village of flat-roofed houses made of adobe (mud brick)… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a pueblo, pueblos); Pueblo (a name of peoples)

meaning for a pupil

1) A village of flat-roofed houses made of adobe (mud brick) or stone, built by Native American peoples in the south-west of the USA. tree →

2) Pueblo peoples: Native American nations such as the Hopi, Zuni and Taos, who live in these villages (a name). tree →

3) (Spanish) «Pueblo» means town, village or people. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and geography lessons on Native Americans: Taos Pueblo in New Mexico has been lived in for about 1,000 years. Pueblo houses have thick walls that keep them cool in the desert. The word came into English from Spanish.

examples

• Pueblo houses are made of adobe, a kind of mud brick. tree →
• Taos Pueblo is one of the oldest lived-in places in the USA. tree →
• The Hopi are one of the Pueblo peoples. tree →
• People climbed ladders to get into the upper rooms of the pueblo. tree →
• Thick walls keep the pueblo cool in summer. tree →
• In Spanish, «pueblo» means village. tree →

note

Countable. Capital P when naming the peoples or a particular place (Taos Pueblo). Pronounced «PWEB-loh». Spanish word used in English.

Trees and pragmatics

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