Portuguese

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; **** (external female sexual organs)

Synonyms

• (fissure): fissura, rachadura, fenda, fresta
• (piece of split wood): cavaco
• (fragment): fragmento, lasca
• (bit): pouco
• (****): ****, boceta, xana, fenda, passarinha, pepeca, perereca, periquita, xavasca, xeca, xota, xoxota, aranha

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

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of rachar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of rachar

Spanish

Etymology

Maybe borrowed from Arabic رَيَّا ‎(rayyā, “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