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- Russian · derived fromЧа́ра
- English todaycharoite
From Russian Ча́ра (Čára) (the name of a river in Siberia, Russia) + -o- + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
charoite
Today it means: A rare mineral, ranging in color from a light lilac to a deep purple, found in Yakutia, Russia. Full definition →
Russian Ча́ра