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See also: sweet bread
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/
Audio (GA) (file) - Hyphenation: sweet‧bread
Noun[edit]
sweetbread (plural sweetbreads)
- The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
- 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.
Synonyms[edit]
- (pancreas): belly sweetbread, gutbread, heart sweetbread, stomach sweetbread
- (thymus gland): gullet sweetbread, neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread
Translations[edit]
pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food
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References[edit]
- ^ “zwezerik”, in van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor, Etymologiebank[1], Meertens Institute, 2010