noun
borscht
bawsht
noun
1
A soup made from beetroot, giving it a deep red color, typically served with sour cream and eaten hot or cold.
"She served bowls of borscht with a dollop of sour cream on top."
"In summer, many families prefer their borscht chilled."
2
By extension, any similarly tart soup made from other vegetables such as sorrel or cabbage instead of beetroot.
"His grandmother made a green borscht from sorrel in the spring."
How to Use Borscht
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional Eastern European soup, most often made from beetroot, that can be eaten hot or cold.
Common pairings
bowl of borscht
beetroot borscht
cold borscht
Word Forms
borschts plural
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Etymology
From Yiddish borsht, itself from Russian or Ukrainian borshch — the traditional beetroot soup of Eastern Europe.