tartar sauce
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- noun
- /ˈtɑrtər sɔs/
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salsa tártara
- Fish & Chips $18.00 cod, beer batter, tartar sauce
- a tablespoon of tartar sauce
- tartar sauce with lemon
- tartar sauce for fish
There's some kind of white, white tartar sauce in between the fried fish and the bread.
- There's some kind of white, white tartar sauce in between the fried fish and the bread.
- No, but it does have tartar sauce.
- And then the other thing I was like, don't ask how I noticed, but Maddie squirt tartar sauce that make that.
Examples
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The delicious crab cakes were served with a generous dollop of tartar sauce.
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Hey, Mr. Krabs, I thought we got our tartar sauce delivery on Thursday.
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There's some kind of white, white tartar sauce in between the fried fish and the bread.
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Covered with tartar sauce.
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The paired tartar sauce worked beautifully here, though I would've liked a bit more crispness on the fries.
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Squeeze lemon over fried fish and serve it with tartar sauce on the side.
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A classic seafood platter includes shrimp, calamari, and tartar sauce for dipping.
Synonyms
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A cold creamy sauce made from mayonnaise, herbs, and mustard for seafood or salads
A creamy sauce of mayonnaise and cream with chopped green pepper and onion, flavored with chili, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon
How Tangy
Surface Forms
Morphology
tartar + sauce
The compound follows a clear pattern (X + "sauce") so a learner who knows "sauce" can infer this denotes a kind of condiment. However, the element "tartar" is etymologically opaque or lexicalized and does not transparently indicate the ingredients, flavor, or typical use (seafood), so the full specific meaning is not predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Tartar sauce: one popular story says the name comes from the old French 'sauce tartare', where the word tartar was used for a strong, tangy mayonnaise. Because this creamy mix of mayo and chopped pickles was often served with fried fish, the name stuck and now means the pickle-y mayonnaise we eat with seafood.