Tart
A tart is a baked dish consisting of a filling over a pastry base with an open top not covered with pastry. The pastry is usually shortcrust pastry; the filling may be sweet or savoury, though modern tarts are usually fruit-based, sometimes with custard. Tartlet refers to a miniature tart; an example would be egg tarts. The categories of ‘tart’, ‘flan’, ‘quiche’, and ‘pie’ overlap, with no sharp distinctions.
Tangy (adjective)
having a sharp, pungent flavor
Tart (adjective)
Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
“I ate a very tart apple.”
Tart (adjective)
high or too high in acidity.
Tart (adjective)
Sharp; keen; severe.
“He gave me a very tart reply.”
Tart (noun)
A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
Tart (noun)
A prostitute.
Tart (noun)
By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
Tart (verb)
To practice prostitution
Tart (verb)
To practice promiscuous sex
Tart (verb)
To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily
Tangy (adjective)
having a strong, piquant flavour or smell
“a tangy salad”