tartare
French, noun
tartare is spelled T-A-R-T-A-R-E (7 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,091st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tartare is a French feminine noun meaning “Tartar, Tatar (a member of the Tatar people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Tartare is a different word: “Tartar; Tatar (person)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Steak tartare”.
What does tartare mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Tartar, Tatar (relating to the Tatar people or their culture)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineTartar, Tatar (a member of the Tatar people)
noun
- 1
masculineellipsis of steak tartare
- 2
masculinesynonym of tatar (“Tatar language”)
noun
- 1
datedfemininemasculineTartar; Tatar (person)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux Tartares.
noun: 1. Steak tartare.
noun: 1. Habitant de la Tartarie. On dit désormais plutôt Tatare.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tartare
- tartares plural
- Tartares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to tartare
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tartare in French?
tartare appears 1.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).