suet

American  

[soo-it] / ˈsu ɪt /

noun

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

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suet British  

/ ˈsjuːɪt, ˈsuːɪt /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• suety
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of suet

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

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Example Sentences

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suet

“We were born in the Second World War, 1944 and we had rations — we were living on suet and you were living on steak here,” Daltrey said in his own interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

One landing on a deck suet feeder is enough to startle anyone.

From Slate ● May 27, 2023

And some recipes today use suet - an animal fat - so be careful to read the labels if you're vegetarian or vegan.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2022

Other savory puddings include steak and kidney pudding and suet pudding.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2022

‘Madge—in case you’ve been wondering—is going to marry me ... aren’t you, you toothsome, plump, suet pudding?’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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