Alternate spelling of borscht; an Eastern European beet soup, particularly associated with Jewish and Slavic cuisine.
From Yiddish borsht, from Ukrainian борщ, likely deriving from Slavic language roots. This spelling reflects a more direct Yiddish transliteration compared to 'borsch.'
The multiple spellings of this soup—borsht, borscht, borsch—tell the story of Yiddish immigrants trying to write their language in English letters without standard rules, so families just spelled it how it sounded to them.
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