LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

chara

chara f (genitive charae)

Meaning

  1. feminineAn unknown kind of root, perhaps wild cabbage or the root of caraway
    , Gaius Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Civili, Liber III, 48"There was a sort of root called chara, discovered by the troops which served under Valerius."

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecharacharae
genitivecharaecharārum
dativecharaecharīs
accusativecharamcharās
ablativecharācharīs
vocativecharacharae

chara, ae, f.,
I. a root unknown to us; perh. wild cabbage, Caes. B. C. 3, 48.

Origins

Compare English caraway.

Quick answers

What does chara mean in Latin?
chara, a noun, means “An unknown kind of root, perhaps wild cabbage or the root of caraway”.
What is the genitive of chara?
The genitive singular is charae. chara is feminine, first declension.