sweetbread
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sweetbread¹
- /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/ UK
- /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/ US
Where it comes from
Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.
noun sweetbreads
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The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
SWEETBREAD SANDWICH: Cook sweetbreads until tender. When cold, remove skin, chop fine, season with salt and pepper, add one cup of finely chopped celery, and a dash of mayonnaise dressing; spread on thin slices of lightly buttered white bread. Cover with another slice and garnish with an olive.
Similar: gullet sweetbread, neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread
- Any of various other glands used as food, including the parotid gland, sublingual glands, ovaries, and testicles.
Similar: belly sweetbread, gutbread, heart sweetbread, stomach sweetbread
sweetbread²
- /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/ UK
- /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/ US
Where it comes from
Compound of sweet + bread.
noun sweetbreads
- A sweetened type of bread.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: belly sweetbread, gutbread, heart sweetbread, stomach sweetbread
Translations
Every language
noun pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food
| Español | molleja, lechecilla |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | シビレ shibire |
| Português | moleja |
| Français | (pancreas/thymus gland of calf/lamb) ris |
| Deutsch | Bries, Kalbsmilch |
| Italiano | animelle |
| Ελληνικά | γλυκάδι glykádi |
| Română | momiță |
| Русский | сла́дкое мя́со sládkoje mjáso, поджелу́дочная железа́ podželúdočnaja železá |
Talk about this word "sweetbread." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sweetbread. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sweetbread. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sweetbread "sweetbread." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sweetbread.Cite this
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