rachadinha

Portuguese

From rachada +‎ -inha.

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

rachadinha f (countable and uncountable, plural rachadinhas)

(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”.