sweetbread

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English

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Cooked sweetbread encrusted with chufa

Etymology

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Apparently from sweet +‎ bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.[1]

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Noun

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sweetbread (plural sweetbreads)

  1. The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
    • 1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 97:
      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.
    • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 177:
      The pancreas of an animal when cooked for consumption is known as a sweetbread.

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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “zwezerik”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute