suet C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈsuː.ɪt/ UK /ˈsuː.ɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #55497 Meanings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the hard white fat around... kidney fathard fat Word family Derived forms suety Related forms tallowlardfat Appears in Phrases (1) See all suet pudding a sweet or savory steamed or boiled pudding made with suet Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English suet or sewet, borrowed through Anglo-Norman and Old French seu from Latin sebum ("tallow, grease"). Topics Animals External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # suet **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsuː.ɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsuː.ɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 55497 ## Meanings 1. the hard white fat around the kidneys and loins of cattle or sheep, used in cooking and in making tallow ## Examples - Traditional steamed pudding is often made with grated suet. ## Synonyms - kidney fat - hard fat ## Derived Forms - suety ## Related Forms - tallow - lard - fat ## Etymology From Middle English suet or sewet, borrowed through Anglo-Norman and Old French seu from Latin sebum ("tallow, grease"). ## Topics - Animals markdown