"caça aos gambozinos" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

Forms: caças aos gambozinos [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “hunting for gambozinos”, an imaginary, nonexistent animal. Etymology templates: {{m-g|hunting for gambozinos}} “hunting for gambozinos”, {{lit|hunting for gambozinos}} Literally, “hunting for gambozinos” Head templates: {{pt-noun|f|head=caça aos gambozinos}} caça aos gambozinos f (plural caças aos gambozinos)
  1. (idiomatic) snipe hunt (prank in which a gullible person is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item) Tags: feminine, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-caça_aos_gambozinos-pt-noun-oXk55Fyi Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. (idiomatic) wild-goose chase, fool's errand (a futile search; a useless and often lengthy task) Tags: feminine, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-caça_aos_gambozinos-pt-noun-sKITo47P
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        "(idiomatic) snipe hunt (prank in which a gullible person is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item)"
      ],
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        "feminine",
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          "fool's errand",
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  ],
  "word": "caça aos gambozinos"
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    "Portuguese multiword terms",
    "Portuguese nouns",
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        "(idiomatic) snipe hunt (prank in which a gullible person is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item)"
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