borscht

Meaning

Noun

A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream.
Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed

Origin

1884 or 1808. Borrowed from Yiddish באָרשט, from Russian or Ukrainian борщ. barszcz.

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