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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tar•tar /ˈtɑrtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Dentistrya hard, whitish substance that forms on the teeth.
- Chemistry, Winecream of tartar.
tar•tar•ic /tɑrˈtærɪk, -ˈtɑr-/USA pronunciation adj. tar•tar /ˈtɑrtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a savage, fierce, or ill-tempered person.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tar•tar (tär′tər),USA pronunciation n. - Dentistrycalculus (def. 3).
- Chemistry, Winethe deposit from wines, potassium bitartrate.
- Chemistrythe intermediate product of cream of tartar, obtained from the crude form, argol.
- Medieval Latin, as above
- Middle French
- Late Greek tártaron; replacing Middle English tartre
- Medieval Latin tartarum
- Middle English 1350–1400
- Language Varietiesa member of any of the various tribes, chiefly Mongolian and Turkish, who, originally under the leadership of Genghis Khan, overran Asia and much of eastern Europe in the Middle Ages.
- Language Varietiesa member of the descendants of this people variously intermingled with other peoples and tribes, now inhabiting parts of the European and W and central Asian Russian Federation.
- Language VarietiesTatar (defs. 1–3).
- (often l.c.) a savage, intractable person.
- (often l.c.) an ill-tempered person.
- catch a Tartar, to deal with someone or something that proves unexpectedly troublesome or powerful. Also, catch a tartar.
adj. - Language Varietiesof or pertaining to a Tartar or Tartars;
Tartarian. - Language VarietiesTatar (def. 5). Also, Tatar (for defs. 1, 2, 4–6).
- Medieval Latin, as above
- Middle French
- Persian Tātār, by association with Tartarus; replacing Middle English Tartre
- Medieval Latin Tartarus, perh. variant of *Tātārus
- Middle English 1350–1400
- Language VarietiesTartarus.
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