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tartar sauce (ˈtɑːˌtɑː sɔːs) 

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noun

  1. = tartare

tartare (ˈtɑːˌtɑː)  or tartar sauce

Definitions

noun

(cookery)
  1. a mayonnaise sauce mixed with hard-boiled egg yolks, chopped herbs, capers, and gherkins
  2. a dish of raw meat or fish sliced very finely or minced, and served with seasoning and a sauce
    see also steak tartare

tartare sauce or tartar sauce

Definitions

noun

  1. a mayonnaise sauce mixed with hard-boiled egg yolks, chopped herbs, capers, and gherkins

Word Origin

from French sauce tartare, from Tartar

Example Sentences Including 'tartar sauce'

Fish and chips is the happy marriage of tempura with down-home cooking, and they do a very tasty house-made tartar sauce with it.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Where once reigned lobster, we're now eating ultracrisp fish with house-made tartar sauce.
Globe and Mail (2003)

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