racha

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from rachar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrat͡ʃa̝/

Noun

racha f (plural rachas)

1. chip; splinter

   Synonym: pitela

2. slice
3. billet, sliver, firewood

   De ruín madeira, nunca boa racha (proverb)

   From the bad wood, never a good billet

   Synonyms: acha, cavaco, estela, racho

4. tear, rip; fissure

   Synonyms: fenda, racho

References

• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “racha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From rachar (“to crack; to split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.ʃɐ/

Noun

racha f (plural rachas)

1. crack; fissure (thin break in previously solid material)

   O frio abriu rachas nos meus lábios.

   The cold caused cracks to open up in my lips.

2. a piece of split wood

   Pus várias rachas de lenha na fogueira.

   I put several pieces of firewood in the fire.

3. sliver; fragment (small piece broken out of something)

   Joguei um punhado de rachas de pedra nos pássaros.

   I threw a handful of rock fragments at the birds.

4. (informal) bit (small amount of something)

   Me dê uma racha de açúcar.

   Give me a bit of sugar.

5. (vulgar) fanny; pussy (external female sexual organs)

Synonyms

• (fissure): fissura, rachadura, fenda, fresta
• (piece of split wood): cavaco
• (fragment): fragmento, lasca
• (bit): pouco
• (woman's genitalia): See here

Noun

racha m (plural rachas)

1. (Brazil, slang) an illegal street race
2. (Brazil, slang) an informal football match played in an improvised location
3. (Brazil) schism (split or separation within a group)

Synonyms

• (illegal street race): pega
• (informal football match): pelada
• (schism): cisma, cisão

Related terms

• rachado
• rachador
• rachadura
• rachamento
• rachar

Verb

racha

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Spanish

Etymology

Maybe borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic رَجّة (rajja, “agitation”)

Noun

racha f (plural rachas)

1. gust of wind, squall
2. streak (of luck, bad luck)

   Estoy en racha.

   I'm on a roll

Synonyms

• (gust of wind): ráfaga

Derived terms

• buena racha
• mala racha