sharashka

English

Alternative forms

• sharaga

Etymology

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

Noun

sharashka (plural sharashkas)

1. A secret research and development laboratory in the Soviet gulag.

Translations

a Soviet gulag R&D lab

• French: charachka f
• German: Scharaschka f
• Hungarian: saraska
• Polish: szaraszka f, szaraga f
• Romanian: șarașka f
• Russian: шара́шка (ru) f (šaráška), шара́жка (ru) f (šarážka), шара́га (ru) f (šarága)
• Spanish: sharashka f
• Ukrainian: шара́шка f (šaráška), шара́га f (šaráha)