the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian shchi.
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n. a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
Word Usage
"I am encouraged to hold my ground because you could have asked a Russian 20 days ago what he knew about Russia and the next morning his answer would have been very cold bortsch indeed."