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su·et
(so͞o′ĭt)n.
The hard fatty tissues around the kidneys of cattle and sheep, used in cooking and for making tallow.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman *suet, accusative of sue, tallow, variant of Old French sieu, from Latin sēbum.]
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suet
(ˈsuːɪt; ˈsjuːɪt)n
1. (Biochemistry) a hard waxy fat around the kidneys and loins in sheep, cattle, etc, used in cooking and making tallow
2. (Cookery) a hard waxy fat around the kidneys and loins in sheep, cattle, etc, used in cooking and making tallow
[C14: from Old French seu, from Latin sēbum]
ˈsuety adj
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su•et
(ˈsu ɪt)n.
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking and for tallow.
[1350–1400; < Anglo-French *suet=su-, sew < Latin sēbum tallow + -et -et]
su′et•y, adj.
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suet
The fat around beef and lamb kidneys and loins.
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Noun | 1. | suet - hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep edible fat - oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue |
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suet
nounAdipose tissue:
fat.
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Translations
شَحْم يُغَطِّي كِليتي الضَّأْن
lůj
talg
faggyú
mör, innanfita
lajus
nieru tauki
loj
iç yağı
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suet
n → Nierenfett nt, → Nierentalg m; suet pudding (sweet) im Wasserbad gekochte Süßspeise, zu der Nierenfett verwendet wird (savoury) mit Nierenfett zubereitete Pastete
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suet
(ˈsuːit) noun the hard fat from around the kidneys of an ox or sheep.
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