tarte tatin

noun

tarte ta·​tin ˌtär(t)-tä-ˈtan How to pronounce tarte tatin (audio)
-ˈtaⁿ
plural tarte tatins also tartes tatin
often capitalized second T
: a caramelized apple tart that is baked with pastry on top and then inverted for serving

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Try a glass with tarte tatin or homemade apple pie. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024 Macarons, tarte tatins and mille-feuilles for days! Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024 Meanwhile, Mitchinson loves Le Refuge du Passé in the 5th arrondissement for its excellent French cuisine (think duck cassoulet, veal sweetbread, and a perfect tarte tatin) and the interior’s quirky decor. Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024 The two older ladies, in unseasonable Hamptons-y white (one wore a bucket hat), were splitting a tarte tatin. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tarte tatin 

Word History

Etymology

French, Tatin tart, after the Tatin sisters of Lamotte-Beuvron, France

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tarte tatin was in 1951

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“Tarte tatin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarte%20tatin. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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