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/Sounds like "peh" (as in "pet") + "lee" (as in "lead") + "BOO" (as in "boot") + "cheh" (as in "check")/

Meaning

Someone with wild, messy, or disheveled hair sticking out in every direction. In Guatemala and Honduras, pelibuche describes someone who clearly just rolled out of bed and has not looked in a mirror yet.

Examples

That bedhead showed up to the meeting like he had just rolled out of bed.

Why is your hair such a mess? Fix it before you go out.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Mechudo

A city block, the stretch of houses or buildings between two parallel streets, used as the basic unit for giving directions across Latin America. When someone says "a dos cuadras," they mean walk two blocks and you are there. It is how locals measure walking distance in everyday conversation.