tart
93
1.6
- noun
- /tɑrt/
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tarta
- You spend the mornings making elaborate desserts: lemon tarts, puddings, pies.
- steal the tarts
I've used, like, a long rectangular tart shell for this project.
- I've used, like, a long rectangular tart shell for this project.
Examples
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The chef prepared a delicious apple tart topped with fresh cream for dessert.
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This is some sort of egg tart with coconut on it.
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Pile the apples into the center of the tart, leaving about a three-inch border.
Blog text (1) -
Marguerite cut two squares of the tart and called Renata into the dining room.
Fiction book (1998) -
Fresh custard tarts.
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She'd brought dessert, lemon tarts, from Kilburn, another of her specialties.
Fiction book (1997) -
The First Course: A chevre and roasted red pepper tart with an herb crust.
Fiction book (1998) -
She shared a slice of lemon tart with her friends during tea time.
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At the bakery, I picked up a berry tart to enjoy at home.
Synonyms
90
1.0
A baked item like a croissant or tart that people often eat with coffee
20
4.2
A baked pie with a rich egg filling often mixed with cheese or vegetables
3
1.0
A baked sweet pastry like a pie with sliced apples and sugar
2
4.8
A small pastry shell filled with sweet or savory food that people serve at parties
2
7.4
A flat round pastry with a sweet or savory filling baked without a pan
1
3.4
An open pastry like a tart with a sweet or savory filling
1
1.8
A pastry with cream or custard topped with fresh fruit
A small tart baked in a shallow round baking tin and served as a single pastry
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Etymology
Tart comes from Old French tarte, which meant 'small pie', and you can still see the same word in Spanish tarta. So a tart today is a small open pastry filled with fruit or custard.