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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The predominantly Jewish resort hotels of the Catskill Mountains.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From the popularity of borscht, in the cuisine of these hotels.]

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