How to pronounce tallow
American English pronunciation
TAL-oh
- IPA
- /ˈtæloʊ/
- Syllables
- TAL · oh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What tallow means
Hard animal fat once used for candles and soap
In a sentence: Pioneers made candles by dipping strings into melted tallow.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old Germanic word for animal fat, which goes back to a root meaning "to flow."
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