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stomach sweetbread

stomach sweetbread

9.9
A soft part of an animal's body called the pancreas that people eat
  • noun
  • /ˈstʌmək ˈswitˌbrɛd/
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  • The recipe calls for fresh stomach sweetbread, sautéed with herbs and white wine.

Examples

  • Chefs often soak stomach sweetbread in milk before cooking to enhance its delicate flavor.

  • I tried stomach sweetbread for the first time last night.

  • She ordered stomach sweetbread at the upscale French restaurant.

  • Have you ever tasted stomach sweetbreads?

  • Chefs often soak stomach sweetbread in milk before cooking to enhance its delicate flavor.

  • She ordered stomach sweetbread at the upscale French restaurant.

  • The recipe calls for fresh stomach sweetbread, sautéed with herbs and white wine.

Synonyms

sweetbread
vsstomach sweetbread
  • Specialized
7 9.9

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

is the pancreas only rather than other organs and not only from young animals

Surface Forms

stomach sweetbread singular
stomach sweetbreads plural

Morphology

stomach + sweetbread

This is a straightforward noun–noun compound where 'stomach' specifies the source/type of the organ dish 'sweetbread'. A B1 learner who knows both constituents would infer it refers to a sweetbread (edible organ) associated with the stomach/pancreas, following common compounding patterns, so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Stomach sweetbread comes from the old food name sweetbread, where sweet refers to its mild, pleasant taste and bread was once used to mean roasted meat. So stomach sweetbread simply means the soft, tasty 'pancreas' from an animal that cooks use as food.