borsch
/bɔːʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.61 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The name is pronounced chy to rhyme with try and the soup is similar to some of the borschs but more cabbagy."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: борщ
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /bɔːʃ/