pueblo
Southwestern communal dwelling
Pueblo comes from the Spanish word for "people" or "village." In the American Southwest, it refers to the adobe or stone communal dwellings built by Indigenous peoples, characterized by flat roofs and terraced levels: The ancient pueblo at Mesa Verde attracts thousands of visitors.
Pueblo also designates the Indigenous peoples who built and inhabit these structures, including the Hopi and Zuni.
In Spanish-speaking regions, pueblo simply means a town or village.
Small rural community
- townMid-sized settlement
- communityCollective of connected people
- plazaPublic open square
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
dwelling · kiva · rooftop · ladder · terrace · multi-story · courtyard · compact
Pueblo people of Arizona
Moldable earth for ceramics
- mudWet soil mixture
- sun-driedDehydrated by daylight
- bricksFired clay building units
- earthenMade of clay
plaster · stucco · insulation · rendered · whitewashed · natural · durable
Of one's forebears
- pre-ColumbianAmericas before 1492
- archaeologicalOf studying ancient remains
- ancientVery old indeed
- preservedKept from deterioration
historic · indigenous · native · tribal · customs · legacy · artifacts · ruins
Fired clay objects
- feast-dayLiturgical celebration date
- turquoiseBlue-green opaque gemstone
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- kachinaCarved ceremonial spirit figure
ceremony · ritual · tradition · clan · matrilineal · oral-history · storytelling · sacred
village
Small rural community
adobe · dwelling · kiva · rooftop · ladder · terrace · multi-story · courtyard · compact · clustered
Hopi
Pueblo people of Arizona
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
earthen · plaster · stucco · insulation · rendered · whitewashed · natural · durable
ancestral
Of one's forebears
- pre-ColumbianAmericas before 1492
- archaeologicalOf studying ancient remains
- ancientVery old indeed
preserved · historic · indigenous · native · tribal · customs · legacy · artifacts · ruins · excavation
pottery
Fired clay objects
- feast-dayLiturgical celebration date
- turquoiseBlue-green opaque gemstone
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
kachina · ceremony · ritual · tradition · clan · matrilineal · oral-history · storytelling · sacred · spiritual
cliff-dwelling
Habitation in cliff walls
- lugarescasa, barrio, zona, sector, centro
- entornosambiente, zona, area, region, habitat
- Native dwellingstipi, tepee, teepee, wigwam, longhouse
- tribal dwellingslonghouse, wickiup, wigwam, tipi, hogan
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- Spanish Cultureflamenco, paella, Goya, tapas, bullfighting
pueblowilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
hermitage · wasteland · backcountry · metropolis · desert
pueblowilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
untouched land · virgin territory · wasteland · desert · open range
pueblomobile home
Transportable prefabricated dwelling
skyscraper · glass tower · tepee · yurt