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Meaning of Sweetbread | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈswiːtbɹɛd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية بنكرياس العجل
Català lletó
Deutsch Bries Kalbsmilch Milke
Ελληνικά γλυκάδι
Español lechecilla molleja
Suomi kateenkorva
Français (pancreas/thymus gland of calf/lamb) ris
Gaeilge briseán briseán milis
Galego moella
Italiano animelle
日本語 シビレ
Nederlands (thymus) zwezerik
Polski grasica trzustka
Português moleja
Română momiță
Русский поджелудочная железа сла́дкое мя́со
Türkçe uykuluk

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Sweetbreads sweetbrier sweetcakes sweetcap peach sweetcheeks sweetcorn bread

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