talow

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *tealg, *tealh, from Proto-West Germanic *talg, from Proto-Germanic *talgaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dolgʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtalɔu̯/, /ˈtaliu̯/, /talx/

Noun

talow (uncountable)

  1. suet (the adipose tissues of an animal).
  2. tallow (in cooking, candlemaking, and greasing)
  3. (rare) The inner matter of a seed.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: tallow
  • Scots: tauch, tallon

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