US /ˈsuː.ɪt/ UK /ˈsuː.ɪt/
noun Freq #55497

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the hard white fat around the kidneys and loins of cattle or sheep, used in cooking and in making tallow

    Traditional steamed pudding is often made with grated suet.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the hard white fat around... kidney fathard fat
Word family
Derived forms suety
Related forms tallowlardfat

Etymology

From Middle English suet or sewet, borrowed through Anglo-Norman and Old French seu from Latin sebum ("tallow, grease").

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