chara

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noun

A green alga of the genus Chara.

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muskgrassChara RiverRiver CharaCharas
OriginNew Latin Chara →
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Meanings

chara1

nounchara (plural charas)

plural charas

  1. A green alga of the genus Chara.

    Synonyms: muskgrass

chara2

nounchara (plural charas)

plural charas

  1. Shortened form of charabanc

    The workers didn't get paid for any holidays, so a day out in a 'chara' was all they got.

    2013, Alf Townsend, The Charabanc: The Early Days of Motorised Coach Travel

Chara3

proper nounChara (countable and uncountable, plural Charas)

plural Charas

  1. A surname.
    1. countableuncountableA surname from Spanish Chará.
    2. countableuncountableA surname from Slovak Chára or Czech Chára.
  2. countableuncountableA river in Yakutia, Russia; Russian Ча́ра (Čára)

    Synonyms: Chara River, River Chara

  3. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Chara language, a language found in Ethiopia (ISO 639-3: cra).
  4. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Chara people, an ethnic group found in Ethiopia.

    Synonyms: Charas

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA green alga of the genus Chara.

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muskgrass

proper nounA river in Yakutia, Russia; Russian Ча́ра (Čára)

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Chara RiverRiver Chara

proper nounEllipsis of Chara people, an ethnic group found in Ethiopia.

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Charas
Also see
charabancmuskgrass

Origin

  1. New LatinChara
  2. Englishchara

From translingual/New Latin Chara.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

chara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chara

MLA

“chara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chara. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chara,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chara.

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