correição

Portuguese

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.heɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.χeɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁeˈsɐ̃w̃/

correição f (plural correições)

Alternative form of correção (“correction”)
(law)
1. the office or post of a magistrate or reeve
  Synonym: corregedoria
2. territory under the rule of a judge
  Synonym: comarca
3. regular visit paid to fiscalize that which is under this judge's jurisdiction
4. criminal investigation
  Synonyms: investigação, inquérito, sindicância
(zoology)
1. swarm (large number of insects), especially of migrating ants
  Synonym: enxame
2. army ant (any of several species of migrating ants)
  Synonyms: formiga de correição, formiga-correição, tauoca, tanoca, taoca, taioca, sacassaia, saca-saia, marabunta, morupeteca, guaju-guaju
(dialectal) inspection on water of a certain property to assess its cleanness
(Alagoas) pound (animal control service)
Synonym: carrocinha

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