sweetbread
noun
the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.
sweetbreads
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pluralof sweetbread.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Angel Cabrera in 2010 introduced an Argentine asado, well-salted cuts of meat including short ribs, blood sausage and sweetbreads cooked over an open flame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
The caramelized sweetbreads are probably one of the best that guests will ever taste in their lives.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2024
And how nice that it can be ordered as a half-portion, like the crisp sweetbreads showered with sautéed mushrooms.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2022
The sweetbreads had the pleasantly woody taste of porcinis and any bitterness in the meat melded into the flavors of cumin and green bell pepper.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
The food was fine, of course; it wasn’t like they served sweetbreads or anything.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
