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bortsch

bortsch

8.8
A Russian or Polish soup made with beetroot that has a red color
  • noun
  • /bɔrtʃ/
translation icon : borscht
  • We enjoyed a bowl of hot bortsch on a cold winter evening.

Examples

  • Have you ever tried borscht with sour cream?

  • Many people add sour cream to their bortsch for a richer flavor.

  • Her grandmother taught her how to prepare traditional bortsch from scratch.

  • I had a bortsch.

  • We enjoyed a bowl of hot bortsch on a cold winter evening.

  • Many people add sour cream to their bortsch for a richer flavor.

  • Her grandmother taught her how to prepare traditional bortsch from scratch.

Synonyms

borscht
vsbortsch
17 8.1

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

has identical meaning but is an alternative spelling
borsch
vsbortsch
  • UK
1 8.0

A soup from Eastern Europe made mainly with beetroot and often with cabbage, potatoes, or meat

has identical meaning but is an alternative spelling
borshch
vsbortsch
8.9

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

has identical meaning but is an alternative spelling
borsh
vsbortsch
8.6

A beetroot soup from Eastern Europe usually served hot or cold

has identical meaning but is an alternative spelling
borsht
vsbortsch
8.1

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

has identical meaning but is an alternative spelling

Surface Forms

bortsch singular
bortschs plural
borschts plural
borshchs plural
borscht singular
borshch singular

Etymology

Bortsch comes from Eastern Europe, passing into English through Yiddish and the Russian word borshch, which named a soup first made from a wild plant and later from 'beet', giving the dish its red colour. So bortsch today means the red beetroot soup many people eat hot with sour cream.