sweetbreads

ˈswiːtˌbrɛdz

Definition

Definition of sweetbreads - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

cooking

Rare

edible glands of an animal, typically from the thymus or pancreas

Rare

The chef prepared the sweetbreads with a delicate wine sauce..
Sweetbreads are often served in gourmet restaurants.
He learned to cook sweetbreads in culinary school.

pancreas

thymus

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edible glands of an animal, typically from the thymus or pancreas

Origin of sweetbreads

Old English, swēte (sweet) + brǣd (flesh)

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French:ris de veau, ...
German:Kalbsbriese, ...
Italian:animelle, ...
Spanish:mollejas, ...
Portuguese:mioleira, ...
Chinese:牛胸腺, ...
Japanese:スイートブレッド, ...
Arabic:غُدَد, ...
Hebrew:חֲלָבִים, ...
Russian:субпродукты, ...
Ukrainian:солодке м'ясо, ...
Hindi:गुर्दे, ...
Bengali:মিষ্টি রুটি, ...
Catalan:lleteroles, ...
Czech:brzlíky, ...
Danish:brisler, ...
Dutch:zwezeriken, ...
Greek:γλυκάδια, ...
Hungarian:borjúmirigy, ...
Khmer:ក្រពេញអាចបរិភោគបានពីសត្វ, ...
Korean:췌장들, ...
Persian:قلوه‌ها, ...
Polish:grasice, ...
Portuguese (BR):animela, ...
Romanian:timusuri, ...
Swedish:bräss, ...
Thai:ตับอ่อน, ...
Turkish:ciğer, ...
Vietnamese:tuyến ức, ...

sweetbread

ˈswiːtˌbrɛd

Definition of sweetbread - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal glands

TECH.

the pancreas or thymus gland of a calf or lamb

TECH.

The chef prepared sweetbread with a delicate sauce.
Sweetbread was served as an appetizer at the banquet.
He ordered sweetbread at the gourmet restaurant.

gland

pancreas

thymus

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Expressions with sweetbread

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calf sweetbread

thymus or pancreas of a calf used as food

The chef prepared calf sweetbread with a rich sauce.

stomach sweetbread

delicacy made from animal stomach or nearby glands

Stomach sweetbread is a popular dish in some cuisines.

Origin of sweetbread

Old English, swēte (sweet) + brǣd (flesh)

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French:ris de veau, ...
German:Kalbsbries, ...
Italian:animelle, ...
Spanish:mollejas, ...
Portuguese:mioleira de vitela, ...
Chinese:胰腺, ...
Japanese:スイートブレッド, ...
Arabic:غدة البنكرياس, ...
Hebrew:תִמוּס, ...
Russian:сладкое мясо, ...
Ukrainian:світбрід, ...
Hindi:स्वीटब्रेड, ...
Bengali:সুইটব্রেড, ...
Catalan:lletons, ...
Czech:brzlík, ...
Danish:brisler, ...
Dutch:zwezerik, ...
Greek:γλυκάδια, ...
Hungarian:velőmirigy, ...
Khmer:លំពែង ឬក្រពេញទីមុសរបស់កូនគោ ឬកូនចៀមសម្រាប់ធ្វើម្ហូប, ...
Korean:췌장, ...
Persian:غده تیموس, ...
Polish:grasica, ...
Portuguese (BR):moleja, ...
Romanian:timus, ...
Swedish:bräss, ...
Thai:ตับอ่อน, ...
Turkish:sakatat, ...
Vietnamese:tuyến ức, ...

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