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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French tarte Tatin; see there for more.

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tarte Tatin (plural tartes Tatin)

  1. A type of upside-down cake in which the fruit, usually apples, is caramelized in butter and sugar.
    Hypernym: apple pie

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French edit

 
tarte Tatin

Etymology edit

Coined by food writer Curnonsky as tarte des demoiselles Tatin (cake of the Tatin girls), named after the Tatin sisters who supposedly invented the cake by accident.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /taʁ.t(ə) ta.tɛ̃/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Noun edit

tarte Tatin f (plural tartes Tatin)

  1. tarte Tatin (upside-down cake prepared with caramelized apples or other fruit)
    Hypernym: tarte aux pommes

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