reuzel
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch reusel, from Proto-Germanic *rusilą.
Cognate with Old Saxon rusal, Old English rysel, West Frisian riezel.
More distantly related to Danish ros, dialectal Norwegian Bokmål ros, rys.
Pronunciation
Noun
reuzel m (uncountable)
- lard (fat from the abdomen of a pig)
- Ik heb een paar broodjes met reuzel voor je gesmeerd. ― I've made you some lard sandwiches.
- 1746, author unknown, De Volmaakte Hollandsche Keuken-Meid, Onderwyzende hoe men allerhande Spysen, Confituren en Nagerechten kan toebereiden:
- Neemt de Reusel en snyd die … tot dobbelsteentjes, en doet ze dan in een yzere pot en zo op het vuur gezet om te laten smelten...
- Take the Lard and cut it... into cubes, and then put them into an pre-heated iron pot to leave them to melt...
- 1992, R. A. C. Koster, H. H. W. J. Sengers, Eerste rapportage marktonderzoek het Nationale Oliën Programma, Landbouw-Economisch Instituut, page 14:
- De dierlijke vetten zijn afkomstig van slachtrunderen (talk of tallow) en slachtvarkens (reuzel of lard).
- The animal fats come from meat cows (tallow) and from meat pigs (lard).