how to pronounce borscht

/bɔːʃt/

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borscht is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of borscht in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… let's change that borscht down now the …”

meanings of borscht

noun:

Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed.
A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream.

borscht frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word borscht occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.