English

Etymology 1

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

#: a tart apple

1. Of wine: high or too high in acidity.
2. figuratively Sharp; keen; severe.

#: a tart reply
#: tart language
#: a tart rebuke

Derived terms
tartness

Synonyms
of wine: high in acidity
green

Translations
trans-top|with sharp taste, sour
Finnish: kirpeä, hapan
Spanish: ácido, amargo
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|sharp (figuratively)
Finnish: terävä, pisteliäs
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 2

Noun
en-noun

1. A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
2. UK slang A prostitute.

#: Synonyms - See WikiSaurus:prostitute

1. UK slang By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.

#: Synonyms - See WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman

Derived terms
treacle tart

Translations
trans-top|pie, pastry
Catalan: pastís
Finnish: piirakka, torttu
French: tarte, tartelette
trans-mid
Scottish Gaelic: pithean m
Spanish: tarta, tartaleta
trans-bottom

trans-top|prostitute
Catalan: puta, bagassa, bandarra
Finnish: ilotyttö, huora
French: putain, pute
trans-mid
Norwegian: prostituert, hore
Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach f, strìopach f
trans-bottom

trans-top|woman with loose sexual morals
Catalan: marcolfa, marfanta
Finnish: lumppu, lunttu, huora
French: salope
trans-mid
Norwegian: hore, tøs (slang)
Scottish Gaelic: siùrsach f, strìopach f
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

1. To practice prostitution
2. To practice promiscuous sex
3. To dress garishly or ostentatiously

Derived terms
tart up

Category:English words with multiple etymologies
Category:Foods
Category:Sex
Category:Wine

Dutch

Verb form
tart

1. challenges, dares, defies (''first-person, second-person and third-person singular present tense of tarten)

Category:Dutch verb forms

Hungarian

Verb
tart

1. to keep
2. to take (time)

Category:Hungarian verbs

Irish

Pronunciation
w:Irish phonology|IPA: IPAchar|/t̪ˠaɾˠt̪ˠ/

Noun
tart m

1. thirst

Declension
ga noun m1 nopl|t|art|airt

Category:Irish nouns

et:tart
fr:tart
io:tart
it:tart
ku:tart
hu:tart
ru:tart
fi:tart
te:tart
vi:tart
tr:tart
zh:tart

• 2007-12-02 23:55 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Catalan]]

Full Revision History