Definitions
Sharp in taste or tone; also a small open pastry.
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“I ate a very tart apple.”
“He gave me a very tart reply.”
“We know the majority of the places that these tarts will hang out at.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sour pastry”4 letters
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