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)
- A type of upside-down cake in which the fruit, usually apples, is caramelized in butter and sugar.
- Hypernym: apple pie
Translations
upside-down cake prepared with caramelized apples
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Further reading
- tarte Tatin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
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/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛ̃
Noun
tarte Tatin f (plural tartes Tatin)
- tarte Tatin (upside-down cake prepared with caramelized apples)
- Hypernym: tarte aux pommes
Further reading
- tarte Tatin on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr