borscht

[bawrsht]

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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.

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

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Related Words for borscht

porridge, puree, chowder, bouillon, chard, concoction, distillation, fluid, splash, elixir, brew, bowl, potpourri, stock, potage, gumbo, decoction, pottage, vichyssoise, borscht

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Contemporary Examples of borscht

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
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
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
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

Historical Examples of borscht

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)

noun

a Russian and Polish soup based on beetroot

Word Origin for borscht

C19: from Russian borshch

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Word Origin and History for borscht

1884, from Russian borshch "cow parsnip," which was an original recipe ingredient. Borscht belt "region of predominantly Jewish resorts in and around the Catskill Mountains of New York" (also known as the Yiddish Alps) is by 1938.