how to pronounce борщ

/borɕː/

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борщ is pronounced in one syllable

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ɕː

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An example use of борщ in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… такими замечательными красками борщ есть …”

meanings of борщ

noun:

Borscht, borsht, borshch, borsch (a soup made of beets and cabbage).
Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium).

борщ frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word борщ occurs in russian on average 5.9 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.