borscht
[ bawrsht ]
/ bɔrʃt /
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
Words nearby borscht
borrow trouble,
borrowed time,
borrower's card,
borrowing,
bors,
borscht,
borscht circuit,
borsic,
borstal,
bort,
borzoi
Example sentences from the Web for borsch
On dessert menu at one new hotel, a “Mondae”—frozen lard covered in borsch with a turnip on top.
Up to a Point: PJ O’Rourke on Sochi and Senate Slackers |P. J. O’Rourke |February 7, 2014 |DAILY BEASTI shall not go to church, though honest old Clara Petroffskovna may stare and cross herself in holy horror, and spoil the borsch.
Ghetto Tragedies |Israel Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for borsch
borscht
borsch (bɔːʃ) or borshch (bɔːʃtʃ)
/ (bɔːʃt) /
noun
a Russian and Polish soup based on beetroot
Word Origin for borscht
C19: from Russian
borshch