Tatin
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Tatin
< French ( tarte ) tatin, à la Tatin, des desmoiselles Tatin; said to be after two (or more) Tatin sisters, who developed the recipe
Example Sentences
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Pears cook similarly to apples, so to switch it up, I also enjoy making a pear tarte tatin.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025
Plates scraped clean of lamb couscous and apple tarte tatin must make executive chef Greg Lloyd as joyeux as his audience.
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2019
It means this chosen family scraping the last of tarte tatin off their plates after 16 savory courses and understanding one another better with each bite.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2019
She speaks with relish about preparing the French upside-down pastry, tarte tatin, using typical Nigerian fruits such as the mango and African white star apple.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2017
He knocks up a tarte tatin and then invites one of his junior chefs to taste it.
From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2011
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