| A | B |
|---|
| Acequia | man-made irrigation ditch. |
| Adobe Mud | brick that is dried in the sun. |
| Alameda | Spanish for "cottonwood tree." |
| Anasazi | Ancestral Pueblo Indians |
| Aspen | high elevation deciduous tree |
| Banco | A bench made of adobe and covered with plaster. |
| Bosque | low lying area near rivers, densely forrested |
| Camino | "Road" in Spanish. |
| Canale | A roof spout that carries water off a flat pueblo roof. |
| Casa | "House"or "home" in Spanish. |
| Coping | Decorative detail on the top edge of a building & around doors & windows. |
| Corbel | short sculpted beam lying on top of a post or wall. |
| Farolito | "Little lantern," typically a paper bad w/a sand ballast & candle. |
| Flagstone | Flat sheets of red or white stone mined locally, used for flooring in home/patios. |
| Horno | Freestanding adobe bread oven found at most pueblos & Indian homes. |
| Juniper | High desert evergreen tree that seldom grows more than 15 feet tall. |
| Kiva | A small "beehive" shaped fireplace. |
| LaFonda | "The Hotel" in Spanish. |
| LaPosado | "The Inn" in Spanish. |
| Latillas | Small branches used as ceiling planking, made of Aspen, pine,or cedar. |
| Luminaria | Fire built on the sidewalk. |
| Mesa | Flat-top mountain called "a table" in Spanish. |
| Nicho | Small shelf carved into a wall. |
| Paseo | Passage or walkway, or "to promenade." |
| Pinon | High desert nut-bearing evergreen tree. |
| Plaza | Public square in the center of town. |
| Portal | Patio attached to a home, covered w/a fixed roof supported by posts. |
| Puerta | "Door" in Spanish. |
| Saltillo | Simple fired, earthen tile made in Saltillo, Mexico. |
| Stucco | Final cement color coat plastered in the exterior of an adobe-style building. |
| Talavera | Colorful hand-decorated Mexican tile used for counter tops & trim. |
| Ventana | "Windo" in Spanish. |
| Vigas | Round logs used as ceiling beams, either shaved or raw. |
