chaga
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chaga¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian ча́га (čága), Komi-Zyrian тшак (čak, “mushroom, growth”).
noun
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A parasitic fungus of trees, usually birch, found on the circumboreal region of the Northern hemisphere, Inonotus obliquus.
Similar: chaga mushroom
- The irregular conk of this fungus, used in East European folk medicine to treat a number of conditions.
Chaga²
noun Chagga · WaChaga · Wachagga
- Bantu-speaking indigenous Africans comprising the third-largest ethnic group in Tanzania.
Translations
Talk about this word "chaga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chaga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chaga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chaga "chaga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chaga.Cite this
@misc{chaga_2026,
title = {chaga},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chaga},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
