noun
pueblo
A member of one of the Indigenous peoples traditionally living in communal villages in the southwestern United States.
She was a Pueblo from a community in New Mexico.
Etymology
The Spanish word can mean people or village. It became a collective label for Indigenous peoples whose settlements impressed Spanish speakers as organized communal towns.
More examples
- The museum consulted Pueblo artists about the exhibition.
- Pueblo leaders discussed the protection of their communities' lands.
- The author identified himself as a Pueblo rather than using an outsider's label.
Forms
pueblo · pueblos
Similar words
- Indigenous
- Indigenous is broad; Pueblo identifies particular peoples and communities of the Southwest.