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Tartaresque

Tartaresque adjective: reminiscent of the Tartars.

Adjective

Tartaresque (comparative more Tartaresque, superlative most Tartaresque)

  1. Reminiscent of the Tartars.

Forms of Tartaresque

comparativemore Tartaresque
superlativemost Tartaresque

Origin of Tartaresque

From Tartar + -esque.

Questions about Tartaresque

What does Tartaresque mean?
Tartaresque means reminiscent of the Tartars.
What part of speech is Tartaresque?
Tartaresque is an adjective.

Words near Tartaresque in the dictionary

  1. tartare sauces
  2. Tartarean
  3. Tartareans
  4. tartareous
  5. tartares
  6. Tartaresque
  7. tartaret
  8. tartarets
  9. Tartaria
  10. Tartarian
  11. Tartarian honeysuckle

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