Etymology

chernukha

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Today it means: A gloomy genre of Russian horror. Full definition →

Russian черну́ха
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromчерну́ха
  2. English todaychernukha

From Russian черну́ха (černúxa), from чёрный (čórnyj, “black”).

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