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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespueblo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpweβlo
"El pueblo conserva sus tradiciones ancestrales."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A communal village built by Indians of the southwestern United States, typically characterized by multistoried adobe or stone apartment houses.
"The ancient pueblo stood resiliently against the stark desert landscape." - 2
A Spanish-speaking town or village in the southwestern United States or Latin America.
"We stopped at a quiet little pueblo along the highway to buy fresh water."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Spanish word 'pueblo' (meaning village, town, or people), which traces back to the Latin 'populus' meaning 'people'. In the context of the American Southwest, it was adopted by Spanish explorers to describe the permanent adobe village communities of indigenous peoples.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pueblo" is said worldwide
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village
Transliteration: vilaʒ
"Le vieux village est perché sur la colline."
Dorf
Transliteration: dɔʁf
"Das kleine Dorf ist von Bergen umgeben."
villaggio
Transliteration: vilˈladdʒo
"Il villaggio è famoso per la sua architettura storica."
pueblo
Transliteration: ˈpweβlo
"El pueblo conserva sus tradiciones ancestrales."
povoado
Transliteration: pu.vuˈa.du
"O pequeno povoado fica perto do rio."
गाँव
Transliteration: gaon
"यह एक सुंदर और शांत गाँव है।"
村庄
Transliteration: cūnzhuāng
"这个古老的村庄有着丰富的历史。"
마을
Transliteration: maeul
"그 마을은 산기슭에 위치해 있습니다."
村
Transliteration: mura
"その古い村には伝統的な建物が残っています。"
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