English Explanatory Dictionary

sweetbread

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
  2. Any of various other glands used as food, including the parotid gland, sublingual glands, ovaries, and testicles.
noun
  1. A sweetened type of bread.

Pronunciation

/ˈswiːtbɹɛd/ /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/ en-us-sweetbread.ogg

Word forms

sweetbread sweetbreads

Etymology

Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.

Synonyms

belly sweetbread gutbread heart sweetbread stomach sweetbread gullet sweetbread neck sweetbread throat sweetbread
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