Definition

Noun: A type of soup, typically of Russian or Polish origin, that uses beet juice or beets as its primary base ingredient, often giving it a distinctive red or purple color. It commonly includes other vegetables and is sometimes served with sour cream.

Usage

• As a common noun: Refers to the soup itself.
  • We had a delicious bortsch for lunch.
  • Traditional bortsch is often made with beef broth.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Cultural Reference: The word can be used to evoke Eastern European culinary tradition.
  • The menu offered a taste of the old country with its classic bortsch.

Variants and Related Words

• Borscht (noun): An alternative and very common spelling for the same soup.
• Borshch (noun): Another less common transliteration from Cyrillic.
• Beet soup (noun phrase): A descriptive English term for the same dish.

Synonyms

• Beet soup (noun phrase): A direct descriptive synonym.
• Borscht (noun): A spelling variant considered a synonym.

Noun

1. a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation