Tart
/tɑːrt/noun
A baked dish consisting of a pastry base filled with sweet or savory ingredients.
Did you know?The word 'tart' comes from a Middle French term meaning 'sharp' or 'sour', reflecting the flavors that originally defined these dishes.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
tart
“A sweet or savory pastry, often open-faced.”
14th Century
Middle French
tarte
“A pie or pastry filled with fruit or meat.”
12th Century
Old Provençal
tarta
“A flat cake or pie.”
8th Century
Latin
tartarus
“A term used for a place of torment, associated with the sharpness of taste.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ter-
“To rub, to turn, or to twist, hinting at the action of preparing food.”