sweetbread

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/

Noun

sweetbread (plural sweetbreads)

1. The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.

Synonyms

• (pancreas) belly sweetbread, gutbread, heart sweetbread, stomach sweetbread
• (thymus gland) gullet sweetbread, neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread

Translations

• French: (pancreas/thymus gland of calf/lamb) ris
• German: (thymus gland of a calf) Kalbsbries, Kalbsmilch
• Italian: (in the plural) animelle
• Portuguese: moleja
• Russian: сла́дкое мя́со
• Spanish: molleja, lechecilla

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