tartar

See also Tartar

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: tärʹ-tər, IPA: /ˈtɑr.tər/, X-SAMPA: /"tAr.t@r/
  • (UK) IPA: [ˈtɑː.tə(ɹ)]
  • (US) IPA: [ˈtɑɹ.ɾɚ]
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tə(r)
• Hyphenation: tar‧tar
• Homophone: tarter

Noun

tartar (countable and uncountable; plural tartars)

1. A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.
2. A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.
3. (sometimes capitalised) A fearsome or angrily violent person.

Translations

a red compound deposited during wine making

• French: tartre (fr) m

a hard yellow deposit on the teeth

• French: tartre (fr) m

Derived terms

• tartarous

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Finnish

Adjective

tartar (not comparable)

1. tartare
   • tartar-pihvi = steak tartare

Declension

Not declined.

Derived terms

• tartar-kastike

Anagrams

• tarrat

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Old Irish

Verb

·tartar

1. passive singular present subjunctive perfective prototonic of do·beir