Tartar Explained

Tartar may refer to:

Places

Tartar (river), a river in Azerbaijan
Tartar, Switzerland, a village in the Grisons
Tərtər, capital of Tartar District, Azerbaijan
Tartar District, Azerbaijan
Tartar Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

People and languages

Tartar, someone from Tartary, the historical central Asian region populated by Manchus, Mongols, Turks, and others
Tatars, a Turkic ethnic group native to present-day Russia and Ukraine
- Tatar language

Chemicals

Potassium bitartrate, also called cream of tartar
Tartaric acid, commonly mixed with sodium bicarbonate and sold as baking powder

Food

Steak tartare, a meat dish made from raw ground (minced) beef or horsemeat
Tartar sauce, a condiment primarily composed of mayonnaise and finely chopped capers
Cream of Tartar, the culinary name for potassium bitartrate, a dry, powdery, acidic byproduct of fermenting grapes into wine

Military

Tartar (1813 privateer), an American privateer schooner during the War of 1812
HMS Tartar, the name of several Royal Navy Vessels
RIM-24 Tartar, a missile
Tartar Guided Missile Fire Control System

Transportation

Tartar, a GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive built 1848
Tartar, a GWR 3031 Class locomotive built 1895

Other uses

Tartar (horse), a racehorse
Commander Tartar, the antagonist of the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion
Dental tartar or calculus, hardened dental plaque
Tartar Sauce, a swear word for SpongeBob SquarePants
Wayne State Tartars, now called the Warriors
Tartarus, in Greek mythology, a place in the underworld
Tartarium, a middle age expensive fabric also known as Cloth of Tars

See also