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barszcz.

borscht (beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream; a single serving of this soup)

7 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbarʂt͡ʂ//bɒrʂt͡ʂ/Middle, Polish
  1. borscht (beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream; a single serving of this soup)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. hogweed, cow parsnip, pigweed (any plant of the genus Heracleum)

    inanimate · masculine
  3. sourdough; sourdough starter; leavening agent

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  4. bad or sour wine

    figuratively · inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  5. weak, low-quality ink for writing

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  6. żur (sour rye soup)

    Middle · Polish · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥s-t-yós Proto-Balto-Slavic *burštjás Proto-Slavic *bъ̃rščь Old Polish barszcz Polish barszcz Inherited from Old Polish barszcz with a semantic shift of hogweed > sour hogweed soup > other sour soups > beetroot soup. For the semantic shift, compare Ukrainian борщ (boršč).

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