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tart
1[ tahrt ]
adjective
, tart·er, tart·est.
- sharp to the taste; sour or acid:
Tart apples are best for pie.
Synonyms: piquant, acrid, astringent
a tart remark.
Synonyms: acrimonious, acerbic, caustic, barbed, sarcastic
tart
2[ tahrt ]
noun
- a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- a covered pie containing fruit or the like.
- Slang. a prostitute or sexually promiscuous woman.
verb phrase
- Slang. to adorn, dress, or decorate, especially in a flamboyant manner:
The old restaurant was tarted up to look like a Viennese café.
tart
1/ tɑːt /
noun
- a pastry case often having no top crust, with a sweet or savoury filling
tart
2/ tɑːt /
noun
- informal.a promiscuous woman, esp a prostitute: often a term of abuse See also tart up
tart
3/ tɑːt /
adjective
- (of a flavour, food, etc) sour, acid, or astringent
- cutting, sharp, or caustic
a tart remark
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Derived Forms
- ˈtarty, adjective
- ˈtartishly, adverb
- ˈtartly, adverb
- ˈtartish, adjective
- ˈtartness, noun
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Other Words From
- tartish adjective
- tartish·ly adverb
- tartly adverb
- tartness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tart1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English teart “sharp, rough”; akin to Dutch tarten “to defy,” Middle High German traz “defiance”
Origin of tart2
First recorded in 1350–1400; 1905–10 tart 2fordef 3; Middle English tarte, from Middle French; compare Medieval Latin tarta
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tart1
C14: from Old French tarte, of uncertain origin; compare Medieval Latin tarte
Origin of tart2
C19: shortened from sweetheart
Origin of tart3
Old English teart rough; related to Dutch tarten to defy, Middle High German traz defiance
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