sweetbread.
The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.
A sweetened type of bread.
Where this word comes from
Compound of sweet + bread.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.