suet

[ soo-it ]

noun

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

suet

/ ˈsjuːɪt; ˈsuːɪt /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈsuety, adjective

Other Words From

• suet·y adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suet¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of suet¹

C14: from Old French seu, from Latin sēbum

Example Sentences

It also served as a prop for suet cake holders, which the birds love.

From Washington Post

The fat of the rump or tail is considered a great delicacy, and in hot climates resembles oil, and in colder, suet.

From Project Gutenberg

Line a pudding-basin with good suet paste rolled out to half an inch thickness.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, I'll try and give you rice puddings, and suet ones too.

From Project Gutenberg

So they said they always put back some corn, some suet, or some other food material in exchange for the beans they took out.

From Project Gutenberg

No one ever forgot the roly-poly pudding made without suet; synthetic rubber was its scientific name.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• flesh