borscht

borscht

also borsht  (bôrsht) or borsch (bôrsh)

n.

A beet soup served hot or cold, usually with sour cream.

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[Yiddish borsht, from Russian borshch, cow parsnip (the original base of the soup), borscht.]

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borscht

(bɔːʃt) ,

borsch

or

borshch

n

(Cookery) a Russian and Polish soup based on beetroot

[C19: from Russian borshch]

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borscht

(bɔrʃt)

also borsch

(bɔrʃ)

n.

any of various E European soups made with beets.

[1880–85; < Yiddish borsht; compare Ukrainian, Russian borshch]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

borscht - a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation borsch, borsh, borshch, borsht, bortsch soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

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Translations

boršč

Borschtsch

borscs

barszcz

борщ

борщ