"caça às bruxas" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈka.sɐ az ˈbɾu.ʃɐs/ [Brazil], /ˈka.sɐ az ˈbɾu.ʃɐs/ [Brazil], /ˈka.sɐ aʒ ˈbɾu.ʃɐʃ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈka.sa az ˈbɾu.ʃas/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈka.sɐ aʒ ˈbɾu.ʃɐʃ/ [Portugal], [ˈka.sɐ aʒ ˈβɾu.ʃɐʃ] [Portugal] Forms: caças às bruxas [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “hunt for the witches”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|hunt for the witches}} “hunt for the witches”, {{lit|hunt for the witches}} Literally, “hunt for the witches” Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} caça às bruxas f (plural caças às bruxas)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see caça, às, bruxas. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caça_às_bruxas-pt-noun-KvpkyFJM
  2. (now chiefly historical) witch-hunt, witch-hunting Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-caça_às_bruxas-pt-noun-f9Q8Ct~G
  3. (figurative) witch-hunt (campaign to punish dissident persons) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-caça_às_bruxas-pt-noun-TJTt17uq Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 11 38 50

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