rachadinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From rachada +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/ [ha.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/ [ha.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/ [χa.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.ʃaˈd͡ʒi.ɲa/ [ha.ʃaˈd͡ʒi.ɲa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.ʃɐˈdi.ɲɐ/ [ʁɐ.ʃɐˈði.ɲɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.ʃɐˈdi.ɲɐ/ [ʁɐ.ʃɐˈði.ɲɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.t͡ʃɐˈdi.ɲɐ/ [ʁɐ.t͡ʃɐˈði.ɲɐ]

• Rhymes: -ĩɲɐ, -iɲɐ
• Hyphenation: ra‧cha‧di‧nha

Noun

rachadinha f (countable and uncountable, plural rachadinhas)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) illicit practice consisting of the appropriation, by a public officeholder, of part of the salary of an advisor or employee appointed by themself
   • 2024 June 6, “O que é “rachadinha”? Entenda a prática e por que é considerada crime”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     O Conselho de Ética da Câmara aprovou, na quarta-feira (5), parecer do deputado federal Guilherme Boulos (PSOL-SP) pelo arquivamento do processo de cassação do deputado federal André Janones (Avante-MG). Janones era alvo de uma representação pela suspeita de prática de “rachadinha”.

     The Chamber's Ethics Council approved, on Wednesday (5), the opinion of federal deputy Guilherme Boulos (PSOL-SP) for the dismissal of the impeachment process of federal deputy André Janones (Avante-MG). Janones was the target of a representation on suspicion of “rachadinha”.

Further reading

• “rachadinha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “rachadinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024