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borshch

borshch is the alternative spelling of borscht.

Meaning of borscht

Noun

borscht (countable and uncountable, plural borschts)

  1. A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.
  2. Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed

Forms of borshch

pluralborshches
pluralborshchs

Origin of borshch

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

Questions about borshch

What is borshch the alternative spelling of?
Borshch is the alternative spelling of borscht.

Words near borshch in the dictionary

  1. borschtsch
  2. Borsele
  3. borsella
  4. Borseth
  5. borsh
  6. borshch
  7. borshches
  8. Borshchiv
  9. borshchs
  10. borsholder
  11. borsholders

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Adapted from Wiktionary: borshch (page history and authors); borscht (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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