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sweetbreads

sweetbreads

9.9
Soft white glands from young calves or lambs that people cook and eat
  • noun
  • /ˈswitˌbrɛdz/
  • Specialized
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  • I ordered sweetbreads for dinner last night.

Examples

  • Some people are surprised to learn that sweetbreads are actually animal glands.

  • At the gourmet restaurant, sweetbreads are served as a delicacy.

  • The chef prepared sweetbreads sautéed in butter and herbs.

  • Have you ever tried sweetbreads?

  • The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring sweetbreads sautéed with garlic and herbs.

  • At the gourmet restaurant, I tried sweetbreads for the first time, and they were incredibly tender.

  • He enjoyed the sweetbreads served with a rich sauce as a special treat during his birthday dinner.

Synonyms

sweetbread
vssweetbreads
  • Specialized
7 9.9

A soft animal body part from a young calf or lamb, cooked and eaten

is the same idea but specifies calf or lamb as the source
throat sweetbread
vssweetbreads
  • Specialized
9.9

A soft gland from a young calf or lamb that people eat

includes pancreas as well as thymus
neck sweetbread
vssweetbreads
  • Specialized
9.9

A soft part from an animal's neck that people eat

specifies young calf or lamb rather than any animal
stomach sweetbread
vssweetbreads
9.9

A soft part of an animal's body called the pancreas that people eat

also covers thymus as an alternative organ not only pancreas

Surface Forms

sweetbreads plural

Etymology

Sweetbreads sounds like sugary bread, but it is not. A helpful origin is that sweet once meant 'pleasant' or 'rich' and bread used to mean a 'piece of meat', so sweetbreads are the rich-tasting glands such as the thymus or pancreas of young animals served as food.