tart- root words — words with the tart- root

The root tart- comes from French tarte, meaning pastry. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including tartlet. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tart- root

Explore words with tart- — words containing the tart- root and sharing its sense of "pastry". Examples include tartlet. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tart- mean?

The tart- root means pastry, from French tarte. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.