Also means
blockage
Usage Note
Blocco covers a physical block, a notepad (blocco note), and a standstill, as in blocco del traffico ('traffic gridlock'). The plural blocchi adds an -h to keep the hard 'k' sound before -i.
Examples
"C'è un blocco sulla strada."
Natural Translation
There is a blockage on the road.
Literal Translation
There-is a block on-the road.
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