This is the 2460th most frequent Portuguese word.
cerco
"Siege" or "encirclement."
In this sentence, 'cerco' is used in the sense of a military siege or surrounding.
O cerco começou ao amanhecer.
The siege began at dawn.
Here, 'cerco' is used to describe the act of encircling or surrounding a specific location in a targeted manner.
Eles fizeram um cerco à casa suspeita.
They made a perimeter around the suspicious house.
In this example, 'cerco' is employed to indicate a protective or confining enclosure formed by police forces.