tar en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /tɑɹ/ (General-American)
- /tæːɹ/ (Ireland)
- /tɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- [tʰɑɹ] (General-American)
- [tʰɑɻ] (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
PIE word *dóru Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dóruder. Proto-Germanic *terwą Old English teoru Middle English ter English tar From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, from *dóru (“tree”). See also Saterland Frisian Taar, West Frisian tarre, tar, Dutch teer, German Teer; also Welsh derw (“oaks”), Lithuanian dervà (“pinewood, resin”), Russian де́рево (dérevo, “tree”), Bulgarian дърво́ (dărvó, “tree”). More at tree.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable, usually) A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal. ▸ Coal tar.
- (uncountable, usually) A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal. ▸ (often typeset "tar" in USA) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
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(countable, dated, slang, uncountable) A sailor (because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes).
If there's one man that I admire, that man's a British tar.
1915, W. McMann, “Our Picture Show”, in Western Evening Herald:a ruminating tar was[…]adorning [the wooden settle] with his jack-knife,[…]trying his hand at a ship under full sail.
1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick:Shines in all climates like a star; In senates bold, and fierce in war; A land commander, and a tar.
1723, Jonathan Swift, To Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of black tar heroin.
alt of black tar heroin
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tar pit (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · the tackies hit the tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tar board (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · mineral tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarpaulin (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tar baby (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · gas tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarseal (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tar sand (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarmacadam (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarweed (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarlike (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tar-black (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · Tar Heel (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · slow as tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · pine tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · Athabasca tar sands (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · wood tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarpot (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · Jack Tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarmac (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · juniper tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tar paper (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · black tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · beat the tar out of (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · Stockholm tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarbucket (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · the tar out of (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tar derby (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarpit (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarry (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tar apple (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tar water (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · Archangel tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarrish (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · birch tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · pitch-tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · jacktar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarcrete (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · touch of the tar brush (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarpaper (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · black as tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tarbrush (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tar boil (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · tar spot (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · coal tar (Terms derived from tar (noun)) · green tar (Terms derived from tar (noun))
Synonyms
Jack Tar · Jack tar · jacktar · jack · tarpaulin
Translations (173)
fa-ira کُرْف (substance) · pl smoła (substance) · th น้ำมันดิน (substance) · eo gudro (coal tar) · gd bìth (coal tar) · ru смола́ (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · et tõrv (substance) · ky карамай (substance) · alt тӧгӧт (substance) · eo gudro (substance) · sv tjära (coal tar) · ja 乾留液 (substance) · tr katran (substance) · mi tā (coal tar) · my ကတ္တရာစေး (substance) · yi פּעך (substance) · gl chapapote (substance) · es chapopote bituminoso (coal tar) · ast alquitrán (substance) · lt dervà (substance) · fa قطران (coal tar) · sh mornar (sailor) · eu mundrun (substance) · bg смола́ (coal tar) · vi hắc ín (substance) · ru смола́ (coal tar) · kk гудрон (substance) · lo ນ້ຳມັນດິນ (substance) · lv darva (substance) · sk decht (substance) · el πίσσα (substance) · sv tjära (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · es alquitrán (coal tar) · hi तारकोल (substance) · be гудро́н (substance) · tk garaýag (substance) · lt degùtas (substance) · az qatran (substance) · sg godoröo (substance) · scn bitumi (substance) · gd teàrr (substance) · be смала́ (substance) · ga tarra (substance) · tg қатрон (substance) · it catrame (coal tar) · fi pikipöksy (sailor) · es chapapote (substance) · nn tjære (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · fr goudron (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · ca quitrà de carbó (coal tar) · cmn 焦油 (substance) · sh ка̀тран (substance) · cs dehet (substance) · tg гудрон (substance) · sk smola (coal tar) · it marinaio (sailor) · ca quitrà (substance) · km ជ័រទឹក (coal tar) · mi tā (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · pl dziegieć (substance) · it catrame (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · ota قطران (substance) · cs uhelný dehet (coal tar) · mk катран (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · ky гудрон (substance) · cy dyn môr (sailor) · is sjómaður (sailor) · tl ayangaw (substance) · de Teerjacke (sailor) · hu kátrány (substance) · da tjære (substance) · fi terva (substance) · fr goudron (substance) · es alquitrán (substance) · izh terva (substance) · es alquitrán carbonoso (coal tar) · ro gudron (substance) · fi terva (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · tl alkitran (substance) · hy կուպր (substance) · nl koolteer (coal tar) · it catrame (substance) · es chapopote hullero (coal tar) · nn tjære (substance) · es chapopote (substance) · cmn 焦油 (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · nl teer (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · sh kàtran (substance) · ko 수지 (substance) · gl brea (substance) · ru каменноу́гольная смола́ (coal tar) · mi tā (substance) · nb tjære (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · pt marujo (sailor) · gl alcatrén (substance) · kmr qîr (substance) · pt alcatrão (substance) · gl alcatrón (substance) · ur تارْکول (substance) · et tõrv (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · kmr qetran (substance) · fa-ira کَتْران (substance) · oj bigiw (substance) · ru гудро́н (substance) · sh морнар (sailor) · ar قَطْرَان (substance) · es galipote (substance) · be дзёгаць (substance) · be смала́ (coal tar) · sv tjära (substance) · el πίσσα (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · la pix (coal tar) · uk дьо́готь (substance) · ja タール (substance) · fi kivihiiliterva (coal tar) · bg катра́н (substance) · pt alcatrão (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · is tjara (substance) · pt alcatrão (coal tar) · nl teer (substance) · ckb قەتران (substance) · my ကတ္တရာစေး (coal tar) · de Teer (substance) · is sjóari (sailor) · ta தார் (substance) · scn catramu (substance) · nn tjøre (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · eo gudro (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · el πίσσα (coal tar) · mk катран (coal tar) · sv beckbyxa (sailor) · ps قطران (substance) · ca quitrà (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · es alquitrán (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · uk гудро́н (substance) · ru дёготь (substance) · gl breu (substance) · sl katran (substance) · uz gudron (substance) · ltg daguts (substance) · uk смола́ (substance) · cy tar (substance) · kk қарамай (substance) · nn tjøre (substance) · it bitume (substance) · gd bìth (substance) · sq zift (substance) · he זֶפֶת (substance) · ota قیر (substance) · de Teer (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · mk катран (substance) · ps تارکول (substance) · ko 타르 (substance) · gl piche (substance) · cs dehet (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · ja 脂 (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · is tjara (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · uk смола́ (coal tar) · gd teàrr (coal tar) · gl galipote (substance) · is tjara (coal tar) · ru смола́ (substance) · uz qatron (substance) · el κατράμι (substance) · nb tjære (substance) · ka კუპრი (substance) · pl smoła (coal tar) · se darvi (substance) · pl smoła (byproduct of tobacco smoke) · ky дёготь (substance) · km ចុង (substance) · fa-ira قَطْران (substance) · fo tjøra (substance)