tart
1[ tahrt ]
/ tɑrt /
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adjective, tart·er, tart·est.
SYNONYMS FOR tart
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Origin of tart
1First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English teart “sharp, rough”; akin to Dutch tarten “to defy,” Middle High German traz “defiance”
OTHER WORDS FROM tart
tartish, adjectivetart·ish·ly, adverbtartly, adverbtartness, nounWords nearby tart
tarsorrhaphy, tarsotarsal, tarsotomy, tarsus, TAR syndrome, tart, tartan, tartanry, tartar, tartarated, tartare
Definition for tart (2 of 2)
tart2
[ tahrt ]
/ tɑrt /
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 promiscuous woman.
Verb Phrases
tart up, Slang. to adorn, dress, or decorate, especially in a flamboyant manner: The old restaurant was tarted up to look like a Viennese café.
Origin of tart
21350–1400; 1905–10 for def. 3; Middle English tarte<Middle French; compare Medieval Latin tarta
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British Dictionary definitions for tart (1 of 3)
tart1
/ (tɑːt) /
noun
a pastry case often having no top crust, with a sweet or savoury filling
Word Origin for tart
C14: from Old French tarte, of uncertain origin; compare Medieval Latin tarte
British Dictionary definitions for tart (2 of 3)
tart2
/ (tɑːt) /
adjective
(of a flavour, food, etc) sour, acid, or astringent
cutting, sharp, or caustica tart remark
Derived forms of tart
tartish, adjectivetartishly, adverbtartly, adverbtartness, nounWord Origin for tart
Old English teart rough; related to Dutch tarten to defy, Middle High German traz defiance
British Dictionary definitions for tart (3 of 3)
tart3
/ (tɑːt) /
noun
Derived forms of tart
tarty, adjectiveWord Origin for tart
C19: shortened from sweetheart
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