| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| borscht |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  bôrsht |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also borsht or borsch (bôrsh) |
| NOUN: | A beet soup served hot or cold, usually with sour cream. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Yiddish borsht, from Russian borshch, cow parsnip (the original base of the soup), borscht.
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