# sharashka

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sharashka