tart

US /tɑːrt/
UK /tɑːrt/
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an open pastry case with a filling, which may be sweet or savory

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She baked an apple tart for dessert.
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The quiche was a savory tart with cheese and bacon.
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pieflanquiche
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having a sharp or sour taste

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The lemon juice was very tart.
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She preferred the tart flavor of cranberries to sweet berries.
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souracidicsharptangy
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sweetmild
2.

sharp or biting in manner or tone

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Her tart reply left him speechless.
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He made a tart comment about her new hairstyle.
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sharpbitingcuttingsarcasticcaustic
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mildgentlekind
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Bakewell tart