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borscht.

A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɔːʃt/Received-Pronunciation/bɔɹʃt/
  1. A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

1884 or 1808. Borrowed from Yiddish באָרשט (borsht), from Russian or Ukrainian борщ (boršč). Doublet of barszcz.

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