rachadinha
Portuguese, noun/ʁa.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/
rachadinha is spelled R-A-C-H-A-D-I-N-H-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese, the 181,777th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rachadinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “illicit practice consisting of the appropriation, by a public officeholder, of part of the salary of an advisor or employee appointed by…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “prática ilícita de contratar funcionários públicos que não trabalham e que retém parte do salário e destinam…”.
What does rachadinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialfeminineillicit practice consisting of the appropriation, by a public officeholder, of part of the salary of an advisor or employee appointed by themself
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prática ilícita de contratar funcionários públicos que não trabalham e que retém parte do salário e destinam parte do mesmo ao responsável pela sua contratação ao cargo público
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rachadinha
- rachadinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rachadinha?
- Brazil /ʁa.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ha.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
- /ʁa.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rachadinha in Portuguese?
rachadinha appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).