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Tartar
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Tar·tar  (tärtr)
n.
1. also Ta·tar (tätr) A member of any of the Turkic and Mongolian peoples of central Asia who invaded western Asia and eastern Europe in the Middle Ages.
2. Variant of Tatar.
3. often tartar A person regarded as ferocious or violent.
Idiom:
catch a Tartar
To grapple with an unexpectedly formidable opponent.

[Middle English Tartre, from Old French Tartare, from Medieval Latin Tartarus, alteration (influenced by Latin Tartarus, Tartarus) of Persian Ttr; see Tatar.]

tar·tar  (tärtr)
n.
1. Dentistry A hard yellowish deposit on the teeth, consisting of organic secretions and food particles deposited in various salts, such as calcium carbonate. Also called calculus.
2. A reddish acid compound, chiefly potassium bitartrate, found in the juice of grapes and deposited on the sides of casks during winemaking.

[Middle English tartre, potassium bitartrate, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tartarum, argol, from Medieval Greek tartaron.]

Tartar [ˈtɑːtə]
n & adj
(Linguistics / Languages) a variant spelling of Tatar

tartar1
n
1. (Medicine / Dentistry) Dentistry a hard crusty deposit on the teeth, consisting of food, cellular debris, and mineral salts
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Also called argol a brownish-red substance consisting mainly of potassium hydrogen tartrate, present in grape juice and deposited during the fermentation of wine
[from Medieval Latin tartarum, from Medieval Greek tartaron]

tartar2
n
(sometimes capital) a fearsome or formidable person
[special use of Tartar]

tartar  (tärtr)
1. A hard yellowish deposit on the teeth, consisting of organic secretions and food particles deposited in various salts, such as calcium carbonate.
2. A reddish acid compound consisting of a tartrate of potassium, found in the juice of grapes and deposited on the sides of wine casks.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tartar - a salt used especially in baking powder
salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
2.tartar - a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person
3.TartarTartar - a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century
Mongol, Mongolian - a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia
4.Tartartartar - an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
crust, encrustation, incrustation - a hard outer layer that covers something
Translations
Tartar [ˈtɑːtəʳ]
A. ADJtártaro
B. Ntártaro/a m/f

tartar [ˈtɑːtəʳ]
A. N
1. (on teeth) → sarro m, tártaro m
2. (Chem) → tártaro m
3. (Culin) (also cream of tartar) → crémor m tartárico
4. (= woman) (fig) → fiera f
B. CPD
see tartare
tartar [ˈtɑːrr] n
(on teeth)tartre m
(= tyrant) → tyran m
tartare sauce tartar sauce nsauce f tartare
Tartar
nTatar(in) m(f); to catch a Tartar (fig)sich (dat)etwas Übles einhandeln

tartar1
n (fig)Tyrann(in) m(f)

tartar2
n (on teeth) → Zahnstein m
tartar1 [ˈtɑːtəʳ] n (on teeth) → tartaro
cream of tartar → cremortartaro
tartar1 [ˈtɑːtəʳ] n (on teeth) → tartaro
cream of tartar → cremortartaro
tartar2 [ˈtɑːtəʳ] n (fig) → despota m
tartar2 [ˈtɑːtəʳ] n (fig) → despota m


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