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borscht

also borsht (bôrsht) or borsch (bôrsh)

A beet soup served hot or cold, usually with sour cream.

[Yiddish borsht, from Russian borshch, cow parsnip (the original base of the soup), borscht.]

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borscht

(bɔːʃt) ,

borsch

borshch

(Cookery) a Russian and Polish soup based on beetroot

[C19: from Russian borshch]

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borscht

(bɔrʃt)

also borsch

(bɔrʃ)

n.

any of various E European soups made with beets.

[1880–85; < Yiddish borsht; compare Ukrainian, Russian borshch]

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borscht - a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation

borsch, borsh, borshch, borsht, bortsch

soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

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boršč

Borschtsch

borscs

barszcz

борщ

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