Dutch

Noun

smout n ‎(plural smouten, diminutive smoutje n)

1. melted and solidified animal fat
2. any type of melted and solidified fat
3. (rare) any type of oil
4. type of melted and solidified lard, often sweetened with sugar or another additive, used as bread spread

Synonyms

• (melted and solidified animal fat): reuzel
• (oil): olie
• (lard): reuzel

Derived terms

• smouten, besmouten
• smoutig, smouterig
• gesmout
• smoutenbol

Middle Dutch

Etymology

An ablaut of the stem of the verb smelten ‎(“to melt, to smelt”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *smalta-. Cognate with German Schmalz ‎(“grease, lard”), Luxembourgish Schmalz ‎(“lard”).

Noun

smout n

1. melted animal fat
2. any type of oil or semi-liquid fat