This is the 3860th most frequent Portuguese word.
delegacia
Police station.
In this sentence, 'delegacia' refers to the police station, a place where one can report incidents and seek police assistance.
Eu fui à delegacia para registrar a ocorrência.
I went to the police station to file the report.
Here, 'delegacia' is used to describe the police station in a given location, indicating its structure or operational state.
A delegacia na minha cidade é muito organizada.
The police station in my city is very organized.
In this instance, 'delegacia' serves as the destination where captured individuals are brought for processing by authorities.