tártaro

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See also: tartaro, Tartaro, and Tártaro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • 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

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

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

Noun

tártaro m (uncountable)

  1. (Greek mythology) Tartarus

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɾtaɾo/
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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

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

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French tartare, from Middle French Tartar, from Old French Tartar, from Medieval Latin Tartarus, from Old Turkic (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

Noun

tártaro m (uncountable)

  1. Tatar (language)

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