tart
see also: Tart
Pronunciation Adjective
Tart
Proper noun
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see also: Tart
Pronunciation Adjective
tart (comparative tarter, superlative tartest)
- Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- I ate a very tart apple.
- (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
- (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
- He gave me a very tart reply.
- (of wine: high in acidity) green
- French: amer, mordant
- German: sauer, herb
- Italian: acido, aspro
- Portuguese: azedo
- Russian: те́рпкий
- Spanish: ácido, amargo
tart (plural tarts)
- A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
- French: tarte, tartelette
- German: Tarte, Törtchen
- Italian: torta (cake), crostata
- Portuguese: torta, tarte
- Russian: пиро́г
- Spanish: tarta, tartaleta
tart (plural tarts)
- (British, slang) A prostitute.
- (British, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
- 1950, Roy Early Blick (police inspector), testimony before the United States Congress ↗:
- We know the majority of the places that these tarts will hang out at.
- 1950, Roy Early Blick (police inspector), testimony before the United States Congress ↗:
- (prostitute) See also Thesaurus:prostitute
- (prostitute) See also Thesaurus:promiscuous woman
- French: putain, pute
- German: Hure, Prostituierte
- Italian: puttana, prostituta
- Portuguese: prostituta
- Russian: проститу́тка
- French: salope
- German: Schlampe, Flittchen
- Italian: donnaccia
- Portuguese: vadia
- Russian: шлю́ха
- Spanish: guarra (Spain), pelandusca (Spain)
tart (tarts, present participle tarting; past and past participle tarted)
- To practice prostitution
- To practice promiscuous sex
- To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily
Tart
Proper noun
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