suet

[ soo-it ]
/ ˈsu ɪt /
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noun

the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.

Origin of suet

1350–1400; Middle English sewet < Anglo-French *suet, equivalent to su-, sew (< Latin sēbum tallow) + -et -et

OTHER WORDS FROM suet

su·et·y, adjective

Words nearby suet

sudsy, sue, suede, suent, suess, suet, suet pudding, suetonius, suevian, suez, suez canal

Words related to suety

fatty, greasy, oily, rich, adipose, fat, unctuous, blubbery, lardaceous, lardy, oleaginous

Example sentences from the Web for suety

  • It spoke in a thick, suety sort of voice, and Alice hadn't a word to say in reply: she could only sit and look at it and gasp.

    Through the Looking-Glass |Charles Dodgson, AKA Lewis Carroll

  • To the stodgy, suety world of course it's little else than sheer moonshine, midsummer madness.

    The Return |Walter de la Mare

British Dictionary definitions for suety

suet
/ (ˈsuːɪt, ˈsjuːɪt) /

noun

a hard waxy fat around the kidneys and loins in sheep, cattle, etc, used in cooking and making tallow

Derived forms of suet

suety, adjective

Word Origin for suet

C14: from Old French seu, from Latin sēbum