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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “hunting for gambozinos”, an imaginary, nonexistent animal.
Noun
caça aos gambozinos f (plural caças aos gambozinos)
- (idiomatic) snipe hunt (prank in which a gullible person is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item)
- (idiomatic) wild-goose chase, fool's errand (a futile search; a useless and often lengthy task)
References
"gambozino", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa , 2008-2024, .