Meanings
nounsharashka (plural sharashkas)
plural sharashkas · alternative sharaga
- A secret research and development laboratory in the Soviet gulag.
Origin
- Russianшара́шка
- Englishsharashka
From Russian шара́шка (šaráška) or шара́жка (šarážka), a diminutive for шара́га (šarága).
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French charachka
- charachkaa Soviet gulag R&D lab
German Scharaschka
- Scharaschkaa Soviet gulag R&D lab
Hungarian saraska
- saraskaa Soviet gulag R&D lab
Polish szaraszka, szaraga
- szaraszkaa Soviet gulag R&D lab
- szaragaa Soviet gulag R&D lab
Romanian șarașka
- șarașkaa Soviet gulag R&D lab
Russian шара́шка, шара́жка
- шара́шка (šaráška)a Soviet gulag R&D lab
- шара́жка (šarážka)a Soviet gulag R&D lab
- шара́га (šarága)a Soviet gulag R&D lab
Spanish sharashka
- sharashkaa Soviet gulag R&D lab
Ukrainian шара́шка, шара́га
- шара́шка (šaráška)a Soviet gulag R&D lab
- шара́га (šaráha)a Soviet gulag R&D lab
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APA
sharashka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharashka
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“sharashka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharashka. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sharashka,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sharashka.
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