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suet

/ˈs(j)uːɪt/

suet noun: the fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.

Noun

suet (countable and uncountable, plural suets)

  1. The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
    • [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
    • 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

suet meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Persian

suet in Tamil

ஊன் கொழுப்பு

suet in Bengali

পশুর চর্বি

suet in Persian

fat
پیه pih, وزد vazd

Forms of suet

pluralsuets

Origin of suet

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

Words formed from suet

Phrases with suet

Words that rhyme with suet

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Questions about suet

What does suet mean?
Suet means the fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
What is suet in Tamil?
Suet in Tamil is ஊன் கொழுப்பு. See Suet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is suet?
Suet is a noun.
How do you pronounce suet?
Suet is pronounced /ˈs(j)uːɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of suet?
The plural of suet is suets.

Words near suet in the dictionary

  1. Suess effects
  2. suessiacean
  3. suessiaceans
  4. suessite
  5. suest
  6. suet
  7. suet cake
  8. suet cakes
  9. suet pudding
  10. suet puddings
  11. sueth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: suet (page history and authors); suet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); suet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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