devassa

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devassa

/dɨ.ˈva.sɐ/ Portugal

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Forma substantivada de devasso.

noun

ação ou resultado de devassar
averiguação, inquérito 1882. ASSIS, Machado de. O alienista. In: _____. Papéis avulsos. São Paulo: Editora Martin Claret, 2007. p. 21.

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whore sexually promiscuous person

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@misc{devassa_2026,
  title = {devassa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/devassa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}