suif

French

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɥif/
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Noun

suif m (uncountable)

tallow
suet

Further reading

“suif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

fuis

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