rasva — meaning in English

English meaning

• dripping noun Fat collected from meat as it roasts, often saved for cooking.
• fat noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
• grease noun Melted or soft animal fat, or any thick oily substance used for lubrication.

Senses

rasva is used for these senses in English:

• adipose Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
• dripping Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
• fat (countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.
• grease (by extension) Any oily or fatty matter.

dripping — full definition

1. noun Fat collected from meat as it roasts, often saved for cooking.
2. adj Extremely wet, as if covered in dripping liquid.

fat — full definition

1. noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
2. adj Having a large amount of body fat; overweight.
3. noun The most valuable or wasteful part of something, as in "trim the fat" from a budget.

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