What does pueblo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word pueblo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pueblo in Spanish.

The word pueblo in Spanish means village, town, people, working class, settle, inhabit, become awash, fill, dot, commissioner of the state, Department of Protection of Citizens' Rights, ERP, inland town, inland village, chosen people, home town. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pueblo

village, town

nombre masculino (población pequeña) (inhabited place)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un pueblo pintoresco habitado por artesanos prodigiosos.
It is a picturesque village inhabited by prodigious artisans.

people

nombre masculino (personas de una región) (regional or ethnic grouping)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El pueblo tibetano tiene antiguas tradiciones.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The president will address the nation tonight on national television.

working class

nombre masculino (clase trabajadora)

Mi abuelo es marxista y dice que la burguesía se enriquece a costa del sudor del pueblo.
My grandfather is Marxist and says that the bourgeoisie profit at the expense of the sweat of the working class.

settle

verbo transitivo (ocupar, habitar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los pioneros poblaron tierras nuevas.
The pioneers settled new lands.

inhabit

verbo transitivo (vivir en)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las ballenas pueblan los grandes océanos.
Whales inhabit the large oceans.

become awash

(llenarse de algo)

Internet se ha poblado de virus.
The Internet has become awash with viruses.

fill, dot

verbo transitivo (llenar con abundancia)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las flores poblaban el cuidado jardín.
The flowers filled the carefully tended garden.

commissioner of the state

locución nominal con flexión de género (aboga por el pueblo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La asociación local acudió al Defensor del pueblo para que la representara.
The local association went to the commissioner of the state to represent them.

Department of Protection of Citizens' Rights

locución nominal femenina (entidad gubernamental)

ERP

nombre propio masculino (organización armada) (Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

inland town, inland village

(población no costera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chosen people

(religión)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Israel dice ser el pueblo elegido.

home town

(pueblo de nacimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan extraña su pueblo natal.
Juan misses his home town.

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