单词 | pueblo |
释义 | pueblo /pweb"loh/; for 4, 5, also Sp. /pwe"blaw/, n. , pl. pueblos /pweb"lohz/; Sp. /pwe"blaws/. 1. 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. 2. (cap.) a member of a group of Indian peoples living in pueblo villages in New Mexico and Arizona since prehistoric times. 3. an Indian village. 4. (in Spanish America) a town or village. 5. (in the Philippines) a town or a township. [1800-10, Amer.; < AmerSp; Sp: town, people < L populus PEOPLE] |
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