sweetbread
Meanings
Plural: sweetbreads
Noun
- edible glands of an animal
- The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
- Any of various other glands used as food, including the parotid gland, sublingual glands, ovaries, and testicles.
- A sweetened type of bread.
Origin / Etymology
Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.
Synonyms
belly sweetbread, gullet sweetbread, gutbread, heart sweetbread, neck sweetbread, stomach sweetbread, sweetbreads, throat sweetbread
Scrabble Score: 16
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