tártaro

See also: tartaro, Tartaro, and Tártaro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʁ.ta.ɾu/ [ˈtah.ta.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʁ.ta.ɾu/ [ˈtah.ta.ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾ.ta.ɾu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʁ.ta.ɾu/ [ˈtaχ.ta.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɻ.ta.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾ.tɐ.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: tár‧ta‧ro

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tartaro, from Medieval Latin Tartarus (“Tatar”).

Noun

tártaro m (plural tártaros, feminine tártara, feminine plural tártaras)

1. Tatar (a language of Russia)
2. Tatar (member of the Tatar ethnic group)

Adjective

tártaro (feminine tártara, masculine plural tártaros, feminine plural tártaras, not comparable)

1. of Tartary (the Eurasian Steppe)
2. of Tatarstan
3. of the Tatar language

   Synonyms: tartáreo, tartárico

Derived terms

• molho tártaro

Related terms

• Tartária
• Tartaristão

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin tartarum (“tartar”).

Noun

tártaro m (plural tártaros)

1. (wine) tartar (compound deposited during wine-making)

   Synonyms: borra, sarro

2. (dentistry) tartar (yellow deposit on the teeth)

   Synonym: odontólito

Related terms

• tartáreo
• tartárico
• tartariforme
• tartarífugo
• tartarimetria
• tartarimétrico
• tartarímetro
• tartarinismo
• tartarizar
• tartaroso

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros, “Tartarus”).

Alternative forms

• Tártaro

Noun

tártaro m (uncountable)

1. (Greek mythology) Tartarus

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾtaɾo/ [ˈt̪aɾ.t̪a.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾtaɾo
• Syllabification: tár‧ta‧ro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Noun

tártaro m (plural tártaros)

1. (poetic) hell

   Synonym: infierno

Related terms

• Tártaro

Etymology 2

From Persian daradi, meaning residue, excrement, because it is what remains in the wine vessel's bottom, and influenced by the Greek Tartarus, the hell's bottom.

Noun

tártaro m (plural tártaros)

1. tartaric acid

   Synonym: tartrato ácido de potasio

2. (dentistry) tartar

   Synonym: sarro

Derived terms

• crémor tártaro
• cristal tártaro
• sal tártara
• salsa tártara

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French tartare, from Middle French Tartar, from Old French Tartar, from Medieval Latin Tartarus, from Old Turkic [script needed] (Tatar). Influenced by Latin Tartarus (“Hell (in Greek mythology)”), which is from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Adjective

tártaro (feminine tártara, masculine plural tártaros, feminine plural tártaras)

1. Tatar

Noun

tártaro m (plural tártaros, feminine tártara, feminine plural tártaras)

1. Tatar (person)

Derived terms

• carne tártara
• tártaro de Crimea

Related terms

• Tartaria, Gran Tartaria
• Tartaristán

Noun

tártaro m (uncountable)

1. Tatar (language)

Further reading

• “tártaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• tártaro on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es