Savory vs Tart - What's the difference?
savory | tart |
Tasty, attractive to the palate.
Salty or non-sweet.
Not overly sweet.
(figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
A snack.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 18, author=Florence Fabricant, title=Off the Menu, work=New York Times
, passage=P*ONG On Friday the pastry chef Pichet Ong will open his own cafe, with sweets and savories served at tables and a counter. }}
Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus , grown as culinary flavourings.
The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
(of wine) high or too high in acidity.
(figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
(British, slang) A prostitute.
(British, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
To practice prostitution
To practice promiscuous sex
To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorish,or slutty
In figuratively|lang=en terms the difference between savory and tart
is that savory is (figuratively) morally or ethically acceptable while tart is (figuratively) sharp; keen; severe.As adjectives the difference between savory and tart
is that savory is tasty, attractive to the palate while tart is sharp to the taste; acid; sour.As nouns the difference between savory and tart
is that savory is a snack or savory can be any of several mediterranean herbs, of the genus , grown as culinary flavourings while tart is a type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie or tart can be (british|slang) a prostitute.As a verb tart is
to practice prostitution.savory
English
(wikipedia savory)Alternative forms
* savoury (British)Etymology 1
From the (etyl) savoure, from savourer, from (etyl) saporare, from saporAdjective
(en adjective)- The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
- The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
- The savory duck contrasted well with the sweet sauce.
- Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.
Synonyms
* See alsoNoun
(savories)citation
Etymology 2
(Satureja) Possibly from (etyl) saetherie, from (etyl) satureia, influenced by or via (etyl) savereieNoun
(savories)Derived terms
* summer savory * winter savorytart
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) tart, from (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- I ate a very tart apple.
- He gave me a very tart reply.