sweetbread

sweet·bread

[sweet-bred]
noun
1.
Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.
2.
Also called neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread. the thymus gland of such an animal, used for food.

Origin:
1555–65; sweet + bread

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sweetbread (ˈswiːtˌbrɛd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the pancreas (stomach sweetbread) or the thymus gland (neck or throat sweetbread) of an animal, used for food
 
[C16: sweet + bread, perhaps from Old English brǣd meat; related to Old Saxon brādo ham, Old High German brāt, Old Norse brāth]

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