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/Sounds like "BLOH" (as in "blow") + "keh" (as in "kept")/

Meaning

Chicano Spanglish for the city block or neighborhood block, from English "block." "The people from the bloque" are the folks you grew up with; your bloque is your identity and turf.

Examples

I've lived on this bloque my whole life - I'm not moving.

We went out to walk around the bloque and see what's up.

Regional synonyms

A Uruguayan expression to get someone's attention, the exact equivalent of the Argentine 'che' but with a Montevideo stamp. It's the registered trademark of Uruguayan speech that identifies you as Charrúa instantly.