suet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English suet, sewet, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suet, siuet, from Old French seu, from Latin sebum.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
Many seed-eating birds also need animal fat and protein which they obtain from insects, animal carcasses, and suet.
1996, Laura Erickson, Sharing the Wonder of Birds with Kids:Some jays, chickadees, nuthatches, and titmice regularly feed at suet; others seem never to indulge.
1998, Alan Pistorius, Everything You Need to Know About Birding and Backyard Bird Attraction:[T]he ſevvet of oxen […] is alſo good againſt the inflammation of the eares, the ſtupidity and dulneſſe of the teeth, the running of the eyes, the vlcers and rimes of the mouth, and ſtiffneſſe of the neck.
1607, Conradus Gesnerus [i.e., Conrad Gessner]; Edward Topsell, “Of Cowes”, in The Historie of Foure-footed Beastes. […], London: […] William Iaggard, →OCLC, page 83:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
suet pudding · suet cake · suety · suetlike
Translations (58)
es injundia (fat) · nn ister (fat) · fi munuaisrasva (fat) · da ister (fat) · fo mørur (fat) · nl niervet (fat) · ga geir (fat) · ru са́ло (fat) · hu faggyú (fat) · da flomme (fat) · da nyrefedt (fat) · bg лой (fat) · gl sebo (fat) · pt sebo (fat) · gd saill (fat) · mi taupā (fat) · sv njurtalg (fat) · la arvina (fat) · fr graisse de rognon (de bœuf) (fat) · pl sadło (fat) · ulw tûruh auhka (fat) · pl surowy łój (fat) · nn istre (fat) · sh лој (fat) · ja スエット (fat) · ru по́чечное са́ло (fat) · ru нутряно́е са́ло (fat) · ca sèu (fat) · fr suif (fat) · de Flomenschmalz (fat) · hy երկիմաճարպ (fat) · es unto (fat) · he שׁוּמַן כְּלָיוֹת (fat) · cy siwed (fat) · cs lůj (fat) · dsb łoj (fat) · es untaza (fat) · ckb بەز (fat) · ota چرویش (fat) · is mör (fat) · he חֵלֶב (fat) · enm talow (fat) · es enjundia (fat) · az piy (fat) · mk лој (fat) · kmr bez (fat) · sk loj (fat) · fi tali (fat) · sh loj (fat) · it sugna (fat) · nrf graîsse dé rîngnon (fat) · enm suet (fat) · nn netje (fat) · eo sebo (fat) · fa پیه (fat) · cmn 板油 (fat) · fa وزد (fat) · hy ճրագու (fat)