tart

adj., tart·er, tart·est.

1. Having a sharp pungent taste; sour. See synonyms at sour.
2. Sharp or bitter in tone or meaning; cutting.

[Middle English, from Old English teart, severe.]

tartly tart'ly adv.
tartness tart'ness n.
tart² (tärt)
n.

1. 1. A pastry shell with shallow sides, no top crust, and any of various fillings.
   2. Chiefly British. A pie.
2. 1. A prostitute.
   2. A woman considered to be sexually promiscuous.

tr.v. Chiefly British., tart·ed, tart·ing, tarts.

To dress up or make fancy in a tawdry, garish way. Often used with up.

[Middle English tarte, from Old French, perhaps alteration of tartane, from Late Latin torta, a kind of bread.]

tartlet

Open pastry case filled with fruit, jam, lemon curd, custard, etc.

n. Very simply, a tart is a pastry crust with shallow sides, a filling and no top crust. It's typically made in a tart pan. The filling can be sweet (such as fruit or sweet custard) or savory (like meat, cheese or savory custard). Depending on the type of tart, the pastry shell can be baked and then filled, or filled and then baked. Tarts can be bite-size (often served as hors d'oeuvre), individual-size (sometimes called tartlets) or full-size. They can be used as appetizers, entrées or desserts. See also tarte tatin. tart adj. Sharp, acidic or sour.

adjective

Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids: acerb, acerbic, acetous, acid, acidulous, dry, sour, tangy. See taste/bad taste.

tart²

noun

1. A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment: bawd, call girl, camp follower, courtesan, harlot, prostitute, scarlet woman, streetwalker, strumpet, whore. Slang hooker, moll. Idioms: lady of easy virtue, lady of pleasure, lady of the night. See sex/asexual.
2. A vulgar promiscuous woman who flouts propriety: baggage, hussy, jade, slattern, slut, tramp, wanton, wench, whore. Slang floozy. See sex/asexual.

adj

Definition: bitter, sour in taste or effect
Antonyms: sweet

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IN BRIEF: Sharp in taste, not sweet.

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. — Washington Irving (1783-1859), American writer.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - tærte

2.
n. - gadetøs, luder
v. tr. - stadse op, maje ud

3.
adj. - skarp, bidende, spids, hvas

Nederlands (Dutch)
(vruchten)taart, zuur, sarcastisch

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB) tarte, tartelette

2.
n. - pute (péj), femme facile
v. tr. - retaper, arranger, se pomponner

3.
adj. - acide, acerbe

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kuchen, Törtchen

2.
n. - (Slang) Hure
v. - geschmacklos zurechtmachen, sich feinmachen

3.
adj. - säuerlich, herb, sarkastisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (χυδ.) τσουλί, (μαγειρ.) τάρτα
v. - στολίζω φανταχτερά, παραστολίζω, στολίζομαι, φτιάχνομαι
adj. - (ευχάριστα) ξινός, (μτφ.) δριμύς, οξύς, αψύς, καυστικός, τσουχτερός

Italiano (Italian)
torta, sgualdrina, prostituta, baldracca, agro, sarcastico, agghindarsi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - torta (f) (Culin.), prostituta (gír.)
v. - cortar
adj. - ácido, azedo, adstringente, picante, rude (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
открытый фруктовый пирог, (жаргон) проститутка, (вкус) острый, жгучий, ядовитое замечание

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - tarta

2.
n. - mujerzuela
v. tr. - emperifollarse

3.
adj. - ácido, agrio, áspero, cáustico, desabrido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tartelett, mördegsform, fnask
v. - skryta, klä sig pråligt
adj. - syrlig, sträv, besk, skarp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 酸的, 尖酸的, 辛辣的

2. 果馅饼, 妓女, 小烘饼, 装点, 粉饰, 装扮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 酸的, 尖酸的, 辛辣的

2.
n. - 果餡餅, 妓女, 小烘餅
v. tr. - 裝點, 粉飾, 裝扮

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 속이 보이는 작은 파이

2.
n. - 매춘부, 행실이 나쁜 여자
v. tr. - 야하게 치장하다, 천하게 보이다

3.
adj. - 시큼한, 짜릿한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - タルト, 果物入りパイ
adj. - ぴりっとした, 酸っぱい, 辛らつな, 痛烈な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حريف, حامض, ألتورته : كعكه محشوة بالمربى أو ألفاكهه المطبوخه (فعل) يلذع (صفه) لاذع, حامض, حريف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פשטידת-פירות, עוגת-ריבה‬
n. - ‮אישה מופקרת, זונה, אישה, נערה (מדוברת)‬
v. tr. - ‮התגנדר בראוותנות‬
adj. - ‮חריף, חמוץ, עוקצני‬

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