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tartar sauce

–noun
a mayonnaise dressing for fish and seafood, usually with chopped pickles, onions, olives, capers, and green herbs added.
Also, tartare sauce.


Origin:
1895–1900; < F sauce tartare
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tartar sauce  
n.  Mayonnaise mixed with chopped onion, olives, pickles, and capers and served as a sauce with fish.

[Translation of French sauce tartare : sauce, sauce + tartare, Tartar.]
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