Tartar may refer to:

Places Tartar (river), a river in Azerbaijan Tartar, Switzerland, a village in the Grisons Tartar (city), 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 languages

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 Octo Expansion DLC of Splatoon 2 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 East Tartary Lake Tharthar Tartary Tatra (disambiguation)