tarte Tatin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tarte Tatin; see there for more.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtɑːt taˈtã/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌtɑɹt tæˈtæ̃/
  • Rhymes: -æŋ

Noun

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

Translations

Further reading

French
tarte Tatin

Etymology

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

Noun

tarte Tatin f (plural tartes Tatin)

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

Further reading
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