sweetbread

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/ˈswiːtbɹɛd/

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/ˈswiːtbɹɛd/ · /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/

Definition of sweetbread

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noun

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.”
“The pancreas of an animal when cooked for consumption is known as a sweetbread.”

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noun

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.”
“The pancreas of an animal when cooked for consumption is known as a sweetbread.”
Any of various other glands used as food, including the parotid gland, sublingual glands, ovaries, and testicles.
A sweetened type of bread.

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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.

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