This is the 136th most frequent Portuguese word.
busca
Search; quest; pursuit.
In this sentence, 'busca' refers to a physical act of searching or inspecting a location.
A polícia realizou uma busca na casa.
The police conducted a search in the house.
The word 'busca' here means 'search' or 'quest', signifying effort or action to find something.
Ela está em busca de um novo emprego.
She is in search of a new job.
Here, 'busca' symbolizes the continuous effort or drive to attain knowledge, used in an abstract sense.