"a esmo" meaning in Portuguese

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          "english": "I’m like a lost head of cattle / In this crowd, a herd walking aimlessly.",
          "ref": "1975, Gilberto Gil, Dominguinhos, “Lamento Sertanejo”, in Refazenda (LP, K7), performed by Gilberto Gil, CBD Phonogram:",
          "text": "Sou como rês desgarrada / Nessa multidão, boiada caminhando a esmo.",
          "translation": "I’m like a lost head of cattle / In this crowd, a herd walking aimlessly.",
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        "with unpredictable outcomes; at random; randomly; haphazardly"
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      "ipa": "/a ˈeʒ.mu/",
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