correição

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁejˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.heɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/

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

Noun

correição f (plural correições)

1. Alternative form of correção (“correction”)
2. (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

3. (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

4. (dialectal) inspection on water of a certain property to assess its cleanness
5. (Alagoas) pound (animal control service)

   Synonym: carrocinha