/bawrsht/ , n.
any of various eastern European soups made with beets, cabbage, potatoes, or other vegetables and served hot or chilled, often with sour cream. Also, borsch /bawrsh/ , borshch /bawrsh, bawrshch/ .
[ 1880-85; borsht; cf. Ukrainian, Byelorussian, Russ borshch soup with red beets as ingredient; or directly ]