variants 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 See all Example Sentences for borscht 

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish borsht & Ukrainian & Russian borshch

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of borscht was in 1828

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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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borscht

noun
variants or borsch
: a beet soup often served with sour cream
Etymology

from Yiddish borsht and Ukrainian and Russian borshch "beet soup"

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