борщ
boršč[bɔrʃt͡ʃ]masculine
борщ (boršč) is the Ukrainian word for borscht.
The word refers to the traditional beetroot soup.
Meaning: beetroot soup (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
борщ follows the masculine declension pattern. For example, the genitive case form is борщу.
How do you pronounce it?
boršč
Did you know?
- UNESCO has inscribed the culture of Ukrainian борщ cooking on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
- The word борщ did not originally refer to beets, but to a soup made from common hogweed. Over time, the name shifted from the plant used as the base to the beetroot version we know today.
- While борщ is now synonymous with red beets, 'green borscht' is a popular variation in Ukraine made with sorrel or schav.
Examples in context
- Доброго дня! Будь ласка, принесіть мені борщ.Good day! Please bring me borscht.
- Хлопчику, мама зробила божественний борщ!Hey boy, mommy made heavenly borscht!
- Цей борщ дуже смачний.Tsey borshch duzhe smachnyy.This borscht is very tasty.
- Я хочу приготувати борщ.Ya khochu pryhotuvaty borshch.I want to cook borscht.
- У нас сьогодні на обід борщ.U nas syohodni na obid borshch.We have borscht for lunch today.
Example conversation
Oleksandr and Iryna are talking about dinner.
- Олександр OleksandrІрино, що ми будемо їсти?Iryno, shcho my budemo yisty?Iryna, what are we going to eat?
- Ірина IrynaЯ приготувала смачний борщ.Ya pryhotuvala smachnyy borshch.I cooked some tasty borscht.
- Олександр OleksandrЧудово, я обожнюю борщ!Chudovo, ya obozhnyuyu borshch!Great, I adore borscht!
- Ірина IrynaТоді сідай за стіл.Todi siday za stil.Then sit down at the table.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “borscht” translations and entries борщ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries борщ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
