tartar sauce

tar·tar sauce

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tahr-ter saws]
- /ˈtɑr tər sɔs/
- /ˈtɑː.tər sɔːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahr-ter saws]
- /ˈtɑr tər sɔs/

Definitions of tartar sauce words

noun tartar sauce a mayonnaise dressing for fish and seafood, usually with chopped pickles, onions, olives, capers, and green herbs added. 1
noun tartar sauce sharp mayonnaise dressing for fish 1
uncountable noun tartar sauce Tartar sauce is a thick cold sauce eaten with fish made from mayonnaise and chopped pickles. 0
noun tartar sauce a sauce, as for seafood, consisting of mayonnaise with chopped pickles, olives, capers, etc. 0

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Origin of tartar sauce

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900, tartar sauce is from the French word sauce tartare

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Parts of speech for Tartar sauce

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tartar sauce popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tartar sauce usage trend in Literature

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