Sweetbread

//ˈswiːtbɹɛd//

Synonyms for "sweetbread" (32 found)

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Noun(1 words)
belly sweetbread

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Related words (16)

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Translations

34 translations across 24 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • πάγκρεας noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Bulgarian

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  • момици noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Catalan

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  • lletó noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Dutch

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  • (thymus) zwezerik noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Finnish

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  • haima (pancreas) noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
  • kateenkorva (thymus) noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

French

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  • (pancreas/thymus gland of calf/lamb) ris noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Galician

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  • molexa noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

German

3 entries
  • Bries noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
  • Kalbsmilch noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
  • Milke noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Greek

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  • γλυκάδι noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Irish

3 entries
  • briseán noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
  • briseán milis noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
  • dúlia noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Italian

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  • animelle noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Japanese

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  • シビレ noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Navajo

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  • alohkʼeʼ noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Norman

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  • brie noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • brissel noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
  • kalvebrissel noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Persian

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  • خوشگوشت noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Polish

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  • grasica noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
  • trzustka noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • moleja noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Romanian

1 entries
  • momiță noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Russian

2 entries
  • поджелу́дочная железа́ noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
  • сла́дкое мя́со noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • brizla noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
  • бризла noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Spanish

2 entries
  • lechecilla noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)
  • molleja noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Swedish

1 entries
  • kalvbräss noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Turkish

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  • uykuluk noun (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal as food)

Sample sentences

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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.

Source: wiktionary

The pancreas of an animal when cooked for consumption is known as a sweetbread.

Source: wiktionary

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