borscht

[ bawrsht ]

/ bɔrʃt /

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noun

any of various eastern European soups made with beets, cabbage, potatoes, or other vegetables and served hot or chilled, often with sour cream.

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Also borsch

[bawrsh], /bɔrʃ/, borshch

[bawrsh, bawrshch]. /bɔrʃ, bɔrʃtʃ/.

Origin of borscht

1880–85; <Yiddish borsht; compare Ukrainian, Byelorussian, Russian borshch soup with red beets as ingredient; or directly <East Slavic

Words nearby borscht

borrowed time, borrowing, borrow pit, borrow trouble, Bors, borscht, borscht circuit, borsic, borstal, bort, borzoi

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How to use borscht in a sentence

Beyond the pasta, she churns out antipasti like beet-butternut caponata and desserts like a walnut tart and borscht cheesecake.
Award-winning chef on pasta, pandemic, and queer visibility|Evan Caplan|March 24, 2022|Washington Blade
Sometimes a mother and son will enjoy only borscht and tea, but leave $100.
Borscht, pierogi and community: A revolutionary Russian restaurant nears its last days|Richard Morgan|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
Proving that Russian food is more than borscht, Mari Vanna in Dupont is cozy and offers hearty food that will fill you right up.
A Local’s Guide to D.C. During the Holidays|William O’Connor|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It goes without saying that borscht and varenyky (Ukrainian stuffed dumplings) are a must try.
Nine Amazing Places To Skinny Dip Around The World|Erin Cunningham|September 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Whenever one of us needed a carrot for borscht or a hand to move a drunk out of the elevator, the help arrived at once.
Russian Girl Katia Popova Was Trapped in Her Apartment for Nine Years|Anna Nemtsova|December 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She came to school toting “shame-based food” like borscht, hot potato salad, and cotletten-and-ketchup sandwiches.
Moving In With Mom, Dad and God|Marisa Meltzer|October 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
If one wants to taste something good, why then one takes a bite of cake, or a smidgin of candy, or a plate of cold borscht.
You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did|David E. Fisher
Far from black bread and borscht, he found the food excellent.
Combat|Dallas McCord Reynolds
Such jokes would have made them about as popular as the Borscht Circuit comedian who told a funny story about Dachau in 1946.
Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for borscht

borscht

borsch (bɔːʃ) or borshch (bɔːʃtʃ)

/ (bɔːʃt) /

noun

a Russian and Polish soup based on beetroot

Word Origin for borscht

C19: from Russian borshch

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British Dictionary definitions for borscht

borsch (bɔːʃ) or borshch (bɔːʃtʃ)

Word Origin for borscht