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- [sweet-bred]
- /ˈswitˌbrɛd/
- /ˈswiːt.bred/
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- [sweet-bred]
- /ˈswitˌbrɛd/
Definitions of sweetbread word
- noun sweetbread Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food. 1
- noun sweetbread Also called neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread. the thymus gland of such an animal, used for food. 1
- noun sweetbread animal glands eaten as food 1
- noun sweetbread animal pancreas eaten as food 1
- countable noun sweetbread Sweetbreads are meat obtained from the pancreas of a calf or a lamb. 0
- noun sweetbread the pancreas (stomach sweetbread) or the thymus gland (neck or throat sweetbread) of an animal, used for food 0
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Origin of sweetbread
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; sweet + bread
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Parts of speech for Sweetbread
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sweetbread popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sweetbread
noun sweetbread
- chitlins — chitterlings
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- giblet — (usually plural) the edible viscera of a bird.
- giblets — The liver, heart, gizzard, and neck of a chicken or other fowl, usually removed before the bird is cooked, and often used to make gravy, stuffing, or soup.
- gizzard — Also called ventriculus. a thick-walled, muscular pouch in the lower stomach of many birds and reptiles that grinds food, often with the aid of ingested stones or grit.
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