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/Sounds like "mahn" (as in "mark") + "SAH" (as in "salsa") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

A city block, the urban square of houses or buildings bordered by four streets. It's the basic unit of measuring distance in Latin American cities: 'it's two blocks away.'

Examples

The pharmacy is three blocks from here.

I walked around the whole block and couldn't find it.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Venezuela
Cuadra
Bandera de México
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Venezuela
Cuadra

A scammer or shady dealer in Mexico. A transero makes their living through crooked deals and broken promises. Nobody trusts them with money or business.