tartar en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtɑɹ.tɚ/ (General-American)
- tärʹ-tər (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɑː.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- tärʹ-tər (General-American)
Etymology
From Old French tartre, from Medieval Latin tartarum, from Byzantine Greek τάρταρον (tártaron), said to be from Arabic دُرْدِيّ (durdiyy), though it is already found in Pelagonius’s Ars veterinaria 46 in the adjective tartarālis, if the reading is correct. Arabic etymon from Persian درد (dord, “dreg”) from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti- (“manure, feces”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreyd- (“to have diarrhea”), whence also doublet of dirt.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A red compound deposited during wine making, mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate; wine stone — a source of cream of tartar.
In order to preserve it in the state of protoxide these receipts prescribe various deoxygenating substances to be stirred into the melted glass, such as Smith's clinkers, tartar, soot, rotten wood, and cinnibar.
1847, editorial staff, “Painting on Glass”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72:
- (countable, uncountable) A hard yellow deposit on the teeth, formed from dental plaque.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tartars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tartrovinic · tartarlike · oil of tartar · tartarise · tartarize · tartramide · tartarization · tartaric · cream of tartar · tartarine · tartar emetic · tartaroborate · tartrelic · salt of tartar · tartronic · tartrate · tartrazine · tartramic · tartareous · tartarous · hemitartrate · cream of tartar bread · tartralic · tartronate · detartrate · tartarly · tartronyl
Synonyms
Translations (16)
fa درد (red compound deposited during wine making) · de Weinstein (red compound deposited during wine making) · gl sarro (red compound deposited during wine making) · bg винен камък (red compound deposited during wine making) · ca tartrà (red compound deposited during wine making) · gl madre (red compound deposited during wine making) · it taso (red compound deposited during wine making) · gl sarrio (red compound deposited during wine making) · ca tàrtar (red compound deposited during wine making) · la faecula (red compound deposited during wine making) · fr tartre (red compound deposited during wine making) · it gruma (red compound deposited during wine making) · it tartaro (red compound deposited during wine making) · fi viinikivi (red compound deposited during wine making) · pl kamień winny (red compound deposited during wine making) · es tártaro (red compound deposited during wine making)