suet

English

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Etymology

From Middle English sewet, from Anglo-Norman suet, siuet, from Old French seu, from Latin sebum.

Noun

suet (uncountable)

1. The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
   • 1996: Laura Erickson, Sharing the Wonder of Birds with Kids

     Many seed-eating birds also need animal fat and protein which they obtain from insects, animal carcasses, and suet.

   • 1998: Alan Pistorius, Everything You Need to Know About Birding and Backyard Bird Attraction

     Some jays, chickadees, nuthatches, and titmice regularly feed at suet; others seem never to indulge.

Translations

fat

Czech: lůj (cs) m. Finnish: tali (fi), ihra (fi) French: graisse de rognon (de bœuf) (fr) f. German: Talg (de) m.

Hungarian: faggyú (hu) Icelandic: mör (is) m. Scottish Gaelic: saill (gd) f. Serbo-Croatian: loj (sh)

References

• suet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• TEUs
• Tues
• utes

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Latin

Verb

suet

1. third-person singular future active indicative of suō