pre-Pueblo

adjective

variants or pre-Puebloan

"+

: of or belonging to a prehistoric culture in southwestern U.S. and the adjacent part of Mexico immediately preceding the Pueblo compare basket maker , hohokam

Word History

Etymology

pre- + pueblo or puebloan

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