tart

English

/tɑɹt/, /tɑːt/

adj
Definitions
  • Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
  • (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
  • (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tart inherited from Old English teart (sharp, rough, severe) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tartaz (tearing, rough, sharp), *teraną (tear, tear apart, tear away, tug, rip snatch off, pull violently, rip, pull off) derived from Proto-Indo-European *der- (tear, split, tear apart, flay, crack, cleave, separate, shatter, rive, pluck, splitVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*der-

Gloss

tear, split, tear apart, flay, crack, cleave, separate, shatter, rive, pluck, splitVerb

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

泪, 涙

Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲

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