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neck sweetbread

neck sweetbread

9.9
A soft part from an animal's neck that people eat
  • noun
  • /nɛk ˈswɛtbɹɛd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : molleja de cuello
  • Before cooking, the neck sweetbread should be thoroughly soaked and cleaned.

Examples

  • Some French dishes feature neck sweetbread as a prized delicacy.

  • The chef prepared the neck sweetbread with a delicate white wine sauce.

  • The chef prepared delicious neck sweetbread for dinner.

  • Have you ever tried neck sweetbreads in a gourmet dish?

  • Some top chefs consider neck sweetbread to be a delicacy in gourmet cooking.

  • The restaurant's special was sautéed neck sweetbread served with a rich sauce.

  • For the feast, the chef decided to include tender neck sweetbread in the main course.

Synonyms

sweetbread
vsneck sweetbread
  • Specialized
7 9.9

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

is the narrower, location-specific edible gland rather than the broader organ category
thymus
vsneck sweetbread
  • Specialized
5 7.3

A small organ at the base of the neck that helps the immune system grow during childhood

is the edible culinary form rather than the biological organ
thymus gland
vsneck sweetbread
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A gland at the neck base that makes white blood cells and helps the body fight infection in children

is the culinary version served as food rather than the anatomical organ
throat sweetbread
vsneck sweetbread
  • Specialized
9.9

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

is the same edible gland but uses a different location word
sweetbreads
vsneck sweetbread
  • Specialized
9.9

Soft white glands from young calves or lambs that people cook and eat

is the single, location-focused edible gland rather than multiple culinary organs

Surface Forms

neck sweetbread singular
neck sweetbreads plural

Morphology

neck + sweetbread

The phrase is a straightforward compositional noun phrase: 'sweetbread' names the edible thymus/pancreas and 'neck' simply specifies its anatomical origin. A B1 learner who knows both constituents can directly infer it refers to sweetbread from the neck area, a pattern common across languages for food cuts and therefore immediately understandable.

Etymology

Neck sweetbread may come from an old food name: sweetbread meant a soft, tasty piece of meat (not real bread) and neck shows it came from the animal's neck. So the term now means the gland from the neck, a small soft part that people cook and eat.