Pa⋅blo /ˈpɑvlɔ;Eng.ˈpɑbloʊ/Show Spelled Pronunciation[pah-vlaw;Eng.pah-bloh]Show IPA, (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto), 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel prize for literature 1971.
Ne·ru·da (ně-rōō'də, -dä) Chilean poet and diplomat whose literary tone of despair, evident in his early works, evolved into one reflecting the socialist commitment of the government of Salvador Allende. He won the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature.