shchi

S1H4C3H4I1
US/ʃi/

noun

A type of soup from Russia made from cabbage.

OriginRussian щи →
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Meanings

nounshchi (uncountable)

alternative schchi · alternative schtschi · alternative shchee · alternative shtchee · alternative shtchi · alternative stchi

  1. uncountableA type of soup from Russia made from cabbage.

Origin

  1. Russianщи
  2. Russianщи
  3. Englishshchi

Borrowed from Russian щи (šči).

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Translations

Arabic شِي
  • شِي (šī)a type of Russian soup
Bulgarian шчи
  • шчи (šči)a type of Russian soup
Chinese Mandarin 白菜湯 /白菜汤
  • 白菜湯 /白菜汤 (báicài tāng)a type of Russian soup
Czech šči
  • ščia type of Russian soup
Dutch sjtsji
  • sjtsjia type of Russian soup
Estonian štši
  • štšia type of Russian soup
Finnish kaalikeitto, štši
  • kaalikeittoa type of Russian soup
  • štšia type of Russian soup
French chtchi
  • chtchia type of Russian soup
German Schtschi
  • Schtschia type of Russian soup
Greek σι
  • σι (si)a type of Russian soup
Hebrew שצ׳י
  • שצ׳י (shchi)a type of Russian soup
Hungarian scsí
  • scsía type of Russian soup
Japanese シチー
  • シチー (shichī)a type of Russian soup
Korean 시치, 시
  • 시치 (sichi)a type of Russian soup
  • 시 (si)a type of Russian soup
Norwegian Bokmål sjtsji
  • sjtsjia type of Russian soup
Polish szczi
  • szczia type of Russian soup
Russian щи, капустня́к
  • щи (šči)a type of Russian soup
  • капустня́к (kapustnják)a type of Russian soup
  • капусня́к (kapusnják)a type of Russian soup
  • капу́стница (kapústnica)a type of Russian soup
Slovak šči
  • ščia type of Russian soup
Swedish sjtji
  • sjtjia type of Russian soup
Ukrainian щі, капусня́к
  • щі (šči)a type of Russian soup
  • капусня́к (kapusnják)a type of Russian soup
Cite this entry
APA

shchi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shchi

MLA

“shchi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shchi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shchi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shchi.

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