tart

CEFRB2

/tɑɹt/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a sharp, sour taste.

  2. 02

    noun

    A small pie with an open top.

Examples

  • After I pick some blueberries, I make a tart.

  • To make a tart, you need eggs, butter and sugar.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. High or too high in acidity.

  2. Sharp; keen; severe.

  3. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

More examples

In context

  • He gave me a very tart reply.

  • I ate a very tart apple.

  • We know the majority of the places that these tarts will hang out at.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English tart, from Old English teart (“sharp, rough, severe”), from Proto-West Germanic *tart, from Proto-Germanic *tartaz (“rough, sharp, tearing”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay, split, cleave”). Related to Scots tairt (“tart; tartness”), Dutch tarten (“to defy, challenge, mock”), German trotzen (“to defy, brave, mock”), perhaps Albanian thartë (“sour, acid, sharp”).