noun
or schmalz ˈshmȯlts, -mäl-, in sense 2 -ä-
( -es )
Etymology: Yiddish shmalts, literally, rendered fat, from Middle High German smalz, from Old High German; akin to Old High German smelzan to melt — more at smelt
1.
a. : extremely sentimental music
b. : sentimentalism in artistic expression
c. : something notably florid or showy of its kind
2. slang : the rendered fat of poultry