Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.

    Borschtsch

    борщboršč

    борщboršč

  2. (countable, uncountable)Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed

More definitions
  • a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The borscht is in the fridge.

    ruБорщ в холодильнике.

    deDer Borschtsch steht im Kühlschrank.

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  2. Borscht tastes better than it sounds.

    ruБорщ вкуснее, чем кажется по названию.

    deBorschtsch schmeckt besser, als es klingt.

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  3. Borscht is often garnished with dill and sour cream.

    ruБорщ часто подаётся с укропом и сметаной.

    deBorschtsch wird oft mit Dill und saurer Sahne garniert.

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  4. Borscht is often served with dill and sour cream.

    ruБорщ часто подаётся с укропом и сметаной.

    deBorschtsch wird oft mit Dill und saurer Sahne gereicht.

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  5. You oversalted the borscht again.

    ruТы опять борщ пересолила.

    deDu hast den Borschtsch wieder versalzen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
beetroot soup:
Русский
By meaning 1
beetroot soup:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
beetroot soup:

Origin

1884 or 1808. Borrowed from Yiddish באָרשט (borsht), from Russian or Ukrainian борщ (boršč

1884 or 1808. Borrowed from Yiddish באָרשט (borsht), from Russian or Ukrainian борщ (boršč). Doublet of barszcz.

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Forms

plural: borschts

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
borscht — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto