sweetbread

Meaning

1. The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
2. Any of various other glands used as food, including the parotid gland, sublingual glands, ovaries, and testicles.

Synonyms

sweetbreads

pancreas

thymus gland

ventriculus

gastric mill

neck sweetbread

throat sweetbread

bun

gigerium

thymus

Translations

ris

Kalbsmilch

Kalbsbries

molleja

lechecillas

animelle

Brieschen

ris de veau

zwezerik

Bries

moleja

animella

pedrero

lechecilla

kursak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈswiːtbɹɛd/

Etymology

Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.