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Polish vs Barszcz - What's the difference?

polish | barszcz |

As nouns the difference between polish and barszcz

is that polish is a substance used to polish while barszcz is (rare) polish borscht.

As a verb polish

is to shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

polish

English

(wikipedia Polish)

Alternative forms

* (abbreviation):

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

    • Derived terms

    * Polish notation * reverse Polish notation

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The language spoken in Poland.

    • See also

    * Pole * * (pl) * Language list

    External links

    * Polish - English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition. * English heteronyms

    barszcz

    English

    Noun

  • (rare) Polish borscht
  • * 1921 , Selected Polish Tales , page 7:
    • Slimakowa looked him up and down, gave him a bowl of barszcz and another of potatoes, and told him to wash in the river.
  • * 1990 , Anton Gill, Berlin to Bucharest: Travels in Eastern Europe , page 62:
    • She poured herself another glass of Bulgarian white, and spooned up the remainder of her barszcz before polishing off the small meat pasty that is always served with beetroot soup.
  • * 1999 , Cold War, Common Pursuit: British Council Lecturers in Poland , page 73:
    • cutlery and glasses would appear and then dish after dish of fish en gelĂ©e , bowls of barszcz with twisted puff pastry sticks, bigos, pierogi, sliced ham, fresh and picked vegetables, bottled fruits, cakes, tarts and bottles and bottles of flavoured vodkas.

    Usage notes

    Usually italicised as a loanword. ----