borscht

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Definitions

  • n. An Eastern European soup traditionally made with beets (Polish) or cabbage (Russian).

Example Sentences

  • "My family always eats borscht on Pesach."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • באָרשט borsht (sometimes spelled באָרשטש borshtsh)

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      borshtsh, borsht

Notes

  • A Slavic word (cf. Russian and Ukrainian борщ borshch [no -t ending])

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