borsch

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English

Etymology

From Russian борщ (boršč) and Ukrainian борщ (boršč).

Pronunciation

Noun

borsch (countable and uncountable, plural borsches or borschs)

  1. Alternative spelling of borscht
    • 1959, Poppy Cannon, “ Russian Tschi”, in The New Can-Opener Cookbook, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, →LCCN, page 42:
      The name is pronounced chy to rhyme with try and the soup is similar to some of the borschs but more cabbagy.
    • 1964 March 14, Maxine Keown, “ Hearty Dishes”, in Daily Independent Journal, volume 103, number 305, San Rafael, Calif., →OCLC, page M15, column 4:
      In it [The Best of Rus»ian Cooking] you’ll find the hearty fare long associated with Rus­sian meals — the pirogs and piroshki, stroganoff, tvorojniki (cottage cheese cakes), Kotleti (meatballs), borschs, sturgeon steaks, tortes, blinis, pilafs, stuffed cabbage leaves, cabbage soups, the zakooska tidbits eaten before dinner, etc.
    • 1974, Stephen Longstreet, Ethel Longstreet, “ Bialystok Cabbage Borsch”, in The Joys of Jewish Cooking, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 95:
      Of the making of borschs, there is no end. And champions defend their favorites. In our poll, the Polish cabbage borsch won out over the Russian but it was close.
    • 2023, José Andrés, World Central Kitchen, with Sam Chapple-Sokol, “ Ukrainian Borsch”, in The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope, New York, N.Y.: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, →ISBN, page 164, column 1:
      Ukrainian borsch—commonly spelled “borscht” outside of Ukraine—is the classic, bright-red, slightly sour beet soup, chock-full of vegetables (and sometimes meat) and topped with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of dill.

Anagrams

French

Noun

borsch m (plural borschs)

  1. Alternative spelling of bortsch

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian борщ (boršč) and Ukrainian борщ (boršč).

Noun

borsch m (plural borschs)

  1. borscht (beetroot soup)