suet
The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneysThe fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
» I had an old wire bird feeder that I used to fill often with a square slab of suet.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
Flomenschmalz
нутряно́е са́лоnutrjanóje sálo, по́чечное са́лоpóčečnoje sálo, са́лоsálo
- hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep
Examples
2 sentencesI had an old wire bird feeder that I used to fill often with a square slab of suet.
Spotted dick is a British pudding made with suet and dried fruit.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English suet, sewet, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suet, siuet, from Old French sFrom Middle English suet, sewet, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suet, siuet, from Old French seu, from Latin sebum.
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Forms
plural: suetsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable