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sharashka

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A secret research and development laboratory in the Soviet gulag.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Russian шара́шка (šaráška) or шара́жка (šarážka), a diminutive for шара́га (šarága).

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Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: charachka — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • German: Scharaschka — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • Hungarian: saraska — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • Polish: szaraszka — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • Polish: szaraga — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • Romanian: șarașka — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • Russian: шара́шка (šaráška) — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • Russian: шара́жка (šarážka) — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • Russian: шара́га (šarága) — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • Spanish: sharashka — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • Ukrainian: шара́шка (šaráška) — a Soviet gulag R&D lab
  • Ukrainian: шара́га (šaráha) — a Soviet gulag R&D lab