transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtɑ:tə ]
n. & adj. (also Tatar except in sense 2 of n.) --n. 1 a a member of a group of Central Asian peoples including Mongols and Turks. b the Turkic language of these peoples. 2 (tartar) a violent-tempered or intractable person. --adj. 1 of or relating to the Tartars. 2 of or relating to Central Asia E. of the Caspian Sea. øtartar sauce a sauce of mayonnaise and chopped gherkins, capers, etc. øøTartarian adj. [ME tartre f. OF Tartare or med.L Tartarus]