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noun

borscht

BORSHT/bɔːrʃt/

An Eastern European soup often made with beets.

The ruby-red borscht contains shredded beet and cabbage beneath a sour-cream swirl.

A bowl of ruby-red beet borscht with visible shredded beet and cabbage, a small swirl of sour cream and dill, accompanied by a cut beet and a small dish of fermented cabbage to suggest its sour character.
Etymology
borschtRussiancow parsnip

The Russian ancestor means “cow parsnip,” an original ingredient of the soup. The name thus preserves an earlier recipe ingredient, even though the soup is now often made with beets.

In context

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it's part of a drive to get unesco recognition for borscht this beetroot soup as a ukrainian dish
Celebrity chef Damian Wawrzyniak on the big borscht debate

More examples

  • The restaurant offers hot borscht in winter.
  • His grandmother makes borscht with cabbage and beef.
  • We chilled the borscht before serving lunch.

Forms

borscht

Similar words

broth
Broth is a liquid base or clear soup; borscht is a particular family of Eastern European soups.