tartlet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tartlet
First recorded in 1375–1425, tartlet is from the late Middle English word tartlote. See tart 2, -let
Example Sentences
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At Camden Harbour Inn, pastry chef Gwynthe Frenchette served me a tartlet of heirloom Gravenstein apples from nearby School House Farm, topped by a tidy quenelle of applewood-smoked almond ice cream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Try the crab-stuffed grouper, followed by the chocolate mousse tartlet with raspberries for dessert.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2022
Bill brings out a meringue tartlet with passion fruit curd and a blueberry compote, which looks both adorable and correct despite his worry.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2022
Kreuther serves the sauerkraut in a smoked sturgeon; his sauerkraut tartlet topped with caviar mousseline is in a filo pastry shell and served under a wine glass filled with smoke.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 16, 2019
And as to a lad who a tartlet refuses,— If Cato stewed parsnips he hated the Muses! 1st Dowager Messenger: And at meals are they taught to behave as they ought?
From Three Wonder Plays by Lady Gregory
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