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A pie's edgy cousin: open-faced, no top, all attitude and exposed filling.
means A small open-topped pastry with a filling of fruit, custard, or jam and no crust on top — though as an adjective it also means sharp or acidic in taste, and figuratively, sharp in speech.
from From Old French 'tarte,' a kind of flat pastry, which passed into Middle English. The adjective 'tart' (sharp-tasting) is a separate, older word from Old English 'teart,' meaning severe or rough. The two meanings sit side by side by accident of sound. The slang use of 'tart' for a woman is a much later development, likely a shortening of 'sweetheart' that soured over time into something disreputable — a journey from endearment to insult.
- open by design
- Defined by having no top crust
- double meaning
- Also slang for a brazen, flashy woman
- taste vs treat
- Means sharply sour and a sweet pastry
- french roots
- Tarte traces back to medieval Latin torta
- tatin twist
- Famous tarte tatin was a baking accident upside-down
treacle tart — traditional british dessert of pastry filled with golden syrup, featured in harry potter
lemon tart — classic french pastry with custard filling, staple of patisseries in paris
manchester tart — victorian english dessert with jam, custard and coconut, originated in manchester