pelourinho

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pelourinho

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Do francês pilori⁽ᶠʳ⁾.

noun

coluna de pedra ou de madeira usada como marco da elevação de um povoado a vila; no local onde estava instalado, costumava-se aplicar castigos exemplares

In English

pillory framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation

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"pelourinho." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/pelourinho.

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@misc{pelourinho_2026,
  title = {pelourinho},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/pelourinho},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}