suif

1. (masculine, uncountable) tallow
2. (masculine, uncountable) suet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɥif/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: seu

Inherited from Latin: sēbum

In summary

Inherited from Old French seu, sieu (with -f added by analogy with other words), from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out”). Doublet of the borrowed sébum.

Concepts

tallow

suet

tallows

grease

bread pudding

blubber

grafting wax

candle

🕯️

fat

Synonyms

graisse de rognon

graisse

gras

saindoux

Translations

sego

Talg

sebo

sebo

sèu

łój

talg

sebum

içyağı

Łój spożywczy

شحوم حيوانية

Rindernierenfett

saevum

sevo

sevum