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or borsch
: a soup made primarily of beets and served hot or cold often with sour cream
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In 1974, their son-in-law Tom Birchard who’s not Ukrainian took over the reins which meant expanding and keeping it thriving with its staple traditional dishes such as borscht throughout various challenges such as 9/11, Hurricane Sandy, and the pandemic.
—Vicki Salemi, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Massive pots of purple borscht are simmering, sizzling potato pancakes come fresh out of the fryer.
—Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 21 June 2024
This year there will be no Independence Day competition, since the organizer of the borscht battle was recently sacked.
—Melinda Haring, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
The classic beet borscht and a traditional Uzbek rice dish called plov are also must-tries.
—Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Yiddish borsht & Ukrainian & Russian borshch
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above
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“Borscht.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borscht. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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from Yiddish borsht and Ukrainian and Russian borshch "beet soup"
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