sweetbread

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/    美 /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/

英文释义

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

词形变化

sweetbreads plural sweetbreads plural

词汇关系

近义词
belly sweetbread gutbread heart sweetbread stomach sweetbread

词源

词源 1
Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.
词源 2
Compound of sweet + bread.
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