Dictionary Definition
tart adj
2 harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded
exchange"; "a tart remark" [syn: sharp, sharp-worded]
Noun
1 a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for
money [syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, cyprian, fancy woman,
working
girl, sporting
lady, lady of
pleasure, woman
of the street]
2 a small open pie with a fruit filling
3 pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard
and no top crust
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)t
Etymology 1
Adjective
en-adj erDerived terms
Synonyms
of wine: high in acidityTranslations
sharp (figuratively)
Etymology 2
Noun
- A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
- A prostitute.
- Synonyms - See
- By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
- Synonyms - See WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman
Derived terms
Translations
pie, pastry
- Catalan: pastís
- Finnish: piirakka, torttu
- French: tarte, tartelette
- Scottish Gaelic: pithean
- Spanish: tarta, tartaleta
prostitute
woman with loose sexual morals
Verb
- To practice prostitution
- To practice promiscuous sex
- To dress garishly or ostentatiously
Derived terms
Dutch
Verb form
tart- challenges, dares, defies (''first-person, second-person and third-person singular present tense of tarten)
Hungarian
Verb
tartIrish
Pronunciation
- lang=ga|[t̪ˠaɾˠt̪ˠ]
Noun
Declension
Mutation
Extensive Definition
A tart is a pastry dish, usually sweet, that
is a type of pie with an
open top that is not covered with pastry. The Tarte Tatin
is a particular kind of "upside-down" tart, of apples, other fruit,
or onions. Savoury varieties include german Zwiebelkuchen
(Onion tart), or swiss cheese tart made from gruyere.
Gallery
See also
tart in Chechen: Стомтоьхнахьокум
tart in Danish: Tærte
tart in German: Torte
tart in Spanish: Tarta
tart in Persian: تارت
tart in French: Tarte (cuisine)
tart in Hebrew: טארט
tart in Dutch: Taart
tart in Japanese: タルト (洋菓子)
tart in Polish: Tarta
tart in Russian: Тарт
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Danish pastry, French pastry, Jezebel, abusive, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, acetose, acetous, acid, acidic, acidulated, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, amaroidal, astringent, bad woman,
baggage, baklava, barbed, bimbo, bitch, biting, bitter, bitter as gall, blintz, broad, caustic, chippy, chocolate eclair,
clitoromaniac,
coarse, cocotte, corroding, corrosive, courtesan, crab, crabbed, cream puff, crusty, cutting, cynical, double-edged, dowdy, doxy, drab, dry, easy lay, easy woman, eclair, edged, escharotic, fallen woman,
fierce, fille de joie,
flan, floozy, frail sister, green, grisette, hard, harlot, harridan, harsh, hooker, hussy, hysteromaniac, incisive, jade, keen, loose woman, mordacious, mordant, nasty, nymph, nymphet, nympho, nymphomaniac, pandowdy, pastry, pasty, patisserie, patty, patty-shell, penetrating, pickled, pickup, pie, piercing, piquant, poignant, prostitute, puff, pungent, quean, quiche, rigorous, rosette, rough, sarcastic, sardonic, satirical, scathing, scorching, sec, severe, sharp, slut, sour, sour as vinegar, soured, sourish, stabbing, stinging, streetwalker, strident, stringent, strudel, strumpet, tangy, tartish, testy, timbale, tipsy cake, trenchant, trifle, trollop, trull, turnover, unripe, unsweet, unsweetened, uteromaniac, vehement, vicious, vinegarish, vinegary, violent, virulent, vitriolic, vol-au-vent,
wanton, wench, whore, withering, working
girl