Barszcz
noun
noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Polish borscht. rare, uncountable
"Slimakowa looked him up and down, gave him a bowl of barszcz and another of potatoes, and told him to wash in the river."
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More examples"Slimakowa looked him up and down, gave him a bowl of barszcz and another of potatoes, and told him to wash in the river."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥s-t-yós Proto-Balto-Slavic *burštjás Proto-Slavic *bъ̃rščь Old Polish barszcz Polish barszczubor. English barszcz Unadapted borrowing from Polish barszcz. Doublet of borscht.
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