Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweetbread

/ˈswitˌbɹɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: sweet-bread
IPA: /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Any of various other glands used as food, including the parotid gland, sublingual glands, ovaries, and testicles.

noun

A sweetened type of bread.

Example Sentences

"SWEETBREAD SANDWICH: Cook sweetbreads until tender. When cold, remove skin, chop fine, season with salt and pepper, add one cup of finely chopped celery, and a dash of mayonnaise dressing; spread on thin slices of lightly buttered white bread. Cover with another slice and garnish with an olive."
"The pancreas of an animal when cooked for consumption is known as a sweetbread."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/
British English: /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/

Inflected Forms

sweetbreads (plural)

Synonyms

belly sweetbread gutbread heart sweetbread stomach sweetbread gullet sweetbread neck sweetbread throat sweetbread sweetbreads

Questions

How do you pronounce sweetbread?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/.
What does sweetbread mean?: The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
Where does sweetbread come from?: Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.

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