à cata

Portuguese

Adverb

à cata (not comparable)

1. (usually with de) searching, in search
   • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:

     As ruas estão cheias de cegos que andam à cata de comida.

     The roads were full of blind people searching for food.

Further reading

• “à cata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026