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borsch

borsch

1 8.0
A soup from Eastern Europe made mainly with beetroot and often with cabbage, potatoes, or meat
  • noun
  • /bɔrʃ/
  • UK
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  • Mmmm... borsch, garlic, and bread... like in childhood.

Helen Mirren's favorite soup is borscht.

Examples

  • On a cold winter day, nothing warms you up like a steaming bowl of borsch filled with vegetables and meat.

  • I ordered a hearty bowl of borsch made with beetroot and served with a dollop of sour cream.

  • If you open valve before 100, he will be borsch!

  • Borsch!

  • - There'’s no T in "borsch."

  • - It'’s "borsch."

  • It’s going to come back to the forefront again," predicted Matthew Borsch, an analyst at Goldman Sachs who follows the industry and says the insurers face an increasingly daunting environment.

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  • At the family gathering, Grandma prepared her famous borsch, a traditional soup rich in flavor and color.

Synonyms

borscht
vsborsch
17 8.1

A soup from Eastern Europe made mainly from beets and often served with sour cream

lists broader ingredients like cabbage potatoes and meat instead of garnishes
bortsch
vsborsch
8.8

A Russian or Polish soup made with beetroot that has a red color

is more general in listing added vegetables and meat
borshch
vsborsch
8.9

A soup from Eastern Europe made with beet and often served hot or cold

is a simpler term focusing on ingredients like cabbage potatoes and meat
borsh
vsborsch
8.6

A beetroot soup from Eastern Europe usually served hot or cold

emphasizes additional vegetables and meat rather than serving temperature
borsht
vsborsch
8.1

A bright red soup made from beets and often served with sour cream

refers more to ingredient mix than the usual garnish

Surface Forms

borsch singular
borsches plural

Etymology

Borsch comes from an old Ukrainian and Russian word borshch that first named a wild plant called 'hogweed' which people used in soups. Over time the plant name became the name of the popular Eastern European beetroot soup, so borsch today means that warm, hearty soup.