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Tartare vs Tartar - What's the difference?

tartare | tartar |

As an adjective tartare

is chopped fine and served raw.

As a noun tartar is

a red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.

As a proper noun Tartar is

one of the tributaries of the Kura River, mostly flowing through the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

tartare

English

(steak tartare)

Adjective

(-)
  • Chopped fine and served raw.
    • steak tartare''', salmon '''tartare

    tartar

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) tartre, from .

    Noun

  • A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.
  • A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.
    • Derived terms
    * cream of tartar * tartarous

    Etymology 2

    From figurative use of Tartar
  • (dated) A fearsome or angrily violent person.

    • Derived terms

    * tartar sauce ----