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blocco.

block (substantial piece of any substance)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈblɔk.ko/
  1. block (substantial piece of any substance)

    masculine
  2. notebook, writing pad

    masculine
  3. set, block (a group of identical objects, regarded as a whole)

    masculine
  4. bloc, coalition

    figuratively · masculine
    blocco orientale
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French bloc, from Middle French bloc (“a considerable piece of something heavy, block”), from Old French bloc (“log, block”), from Middle Dutch blok (“treetrunk”), from Old Dutch *blok (“log”), from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”).

noun/ˈblɔk.ko/
  1. blockade

    masculine
  2. embargo

    masculine
  3. block, blockage

    masculine
    blocco stradale
    blocco dei rifornimenti
  4. standstill, paralysis (a state in which it is impossible to progress)

    masculine
    blocco del traffico
    blocco della produzione
  5. freeze (of pay, etc.)

    masculine
  6. lockdown

    masculine
  7. crash

    masculine
  8. failure, arrest

    masculine
    blocco cardiaco
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French blocus, from Middle Dutch blochuus (“fortified house”).

verb/ˈblɔk.ko/
  1. first-person singular present indicative of bloccare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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