tart
1[ tahrt ]
/ tɑrt /
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adjective, tart·er, tart·est.
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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”
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tartish, adjectivetart·ish·ly, adverbtartly, adverbtartness, nounOther definitions 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 sexually 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
2First recorded in 1350–1400; 1905–10 for def. 3; Middle English tarte, from 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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