1. (of food) pleasantly sharp or acid
   "crabapples make a tart jelly";
   - sourish, tangy
    
2. Harsh
   "a tart remark";
   - sharp, sharp-worded

1. [Brit] A pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
   "The lemon tart was both tangy and sweet"
    
2. [offensive] A promiscuous woman
    
3. [vulgar, offensive, archaic] Someone, esp. a woman, who engages in sexual intercourse for money
   "The historical novel depicted the life of a tart in Victorian London";
   - prostitute [informal], cyprian [archaic, informal], prozzie [slang], wench [archaic], trull [archaic]

Derived forms: tartest, tarts, tarter

See also: sour, unpleasant

Type of: adult female, pastry, pie, woman

Encyclopedia: Tart, Côte-d'Or