butter tart

noun

A tart filled with butter, sugar, eggs, and often raisins.

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Meanings

nounbutter tart (plural butter tarts)

plural butter tarts

  1. CanadaA tart filled with butter, sugar, eggs, and often raisins.

Origin

butter + tart.

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APA

butter tart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20tart

MLA

“butter tart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20tart. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butter tart,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20tart.

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