tart

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tart [tart tarts tarted tarting] noun, adjective, verb BrE [tɑːt] NAmE [tɑːrt]
noun
1. countable, uncountable an open ↑pie filled with sweet food such as fruit
•a strawberry tart
compare ↑flan, ↑quiche
2. countable (BrE, informal, disapproving)a woman who you think behaves or dresses in a way that is immoral and is intended to make men sexually excited
see also ↑tarty
3. countable (slang)a ↑prostitute

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 late Middle English Old French tarte medieval Latin tarta n. senses 2 to 3 and v. mid 19th cent. ↑sweetheartadj. Old English teart ‘harsh, severe’

Example Bank:
•That dress makes her look like a tart.
Derived Words: ↑tartly ▪ ↑tartness
Derived: ↑tart something up ▪ ↑tart yourself up
 
adjective
1. having an unpleasant sour taste
•tart apples
2. usually before noun (of remarks, etc.)quick and unkind
•a tart reply
Syn: ↑sharp

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 late Middle English Old French tarte medieval Latin tarta n. senses 2 to 3 and v. mid 19th cent. ↑sweetheartadj. Old English teart ‘harsh, severe’
 
verb
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 late Middle English Old French tarte medieval Latin tarta n. senses 2 to 3 and v. mid 19th cent. ↑sweetheartadj. Old English teart ‘harsh, severe’
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sharp, sharp-worded, lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy