tartar sauce

noun

tar·​tar sauce ˈtär-tər- How to pronounce tartar sauce (audio)
variants or tartare sauce
: a sauce made principally of mayonnaise and chopped pickles

Examples of tartar sauce in a Sentence

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Dress the cakes up on a bun with some pickled onions, tomato, and tartar sauce. Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 27 July 2024 The onigiri is assembled with the croquette and a heap of sesame cabbage coleslaw and your choice of tonkatsu or tartar sauce. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024 At participating locations, customers can get the Fiery Big Fish, a twist on the classic that comes with lettuce, pickles, tartar sauce and a spicy glaze on a brioche-style bun, starting Feb. 14. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024 The crisp crunch of walleye, perch, cod or maybe even bluegill, paired with some type of potato, coleslaw, tartar sauce, a lemon wedge and perhaps a slice of rye bread. Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tartar sauce 

Word History

Etymology

French sauce tartare

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tartar sauce was in 1855

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“Tartar sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tartar%20sauce. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

tartar sauce

noun
tar·​tar sauce
variants or tartare sauce
: a sauce made chiefly of mayonnaise and chopped pickles
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