sweetbread
noun
sweet·bread
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Definition of sweetbread
: the thymus or pancreas of a young animal (such as a calf) used for food
Examples of sweetbread in a Sentence
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Enjoy buffalo sweetbreads with bleu cheese mousse; burgers with garlic cheddar fondue; beef fat popovers; and a full New England clam bake. — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, "Oyster Club and The Emory set to open, plus a Sycamore pop-up at Tasting Counter," 25 July 2019 About that ris de veau: Bradley loves him some ris de veau, aka veal sweetbread. — Michele Parente, San Diego Union-Tribune, "1 Michelin star, 10 courses and tons of buzz: revisiting Addison," 25 July 2019 Signs of spring surround veal sweetbreads sautéed to a precise snap: fava beans, pea tendrils and rhubarb compote flavored with only enough port to tease out the sweet-bitter elements. — Bill Addison, latimes.com, "Is Spago relevant? Our critic talks through three (very different) recent meals," 27 June 2019 One course, Tourte, consisted of a domed pastry filled with a chop of duck, foie gras and sweetbreads. — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, "Why the restaurant Coi won’t be on this year’s Top 100 Restaurants list," 17 Apr. 2018 Must-orders include tomato salad; Artichoke Flower Salad; sweetbreads; Israeli salad with tahini; veal cheek; Classified Cut; and malabi dessert with rosewater. — Houston Chronicle, "Houston's best steakhouses," 10 May 2018 Inside the spare, industrial space, plates are thoughtful and refined, and include rabbit with pistachios, ras-el-hanout, and potatoes; and cappelletti with foie gras, sweetbreads, pecans, and maple. — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, "3 Days in Montréal, Canada," 16 Apr. 2018 Andrew has a salad of lamb's sweetbreads and then calf's liver, also pink in the middle: both meet with enthusiastic approval. — Will Hawkes, chicagotribune.com, "A fearless foodie's foray into the bouchons of Lyon, France," 19 Mar. 2018 Even the Caesar salad includes the novel addition of fried sweetbreads in brown butter for some extra savory heft to balance out the salty tinge of whole white anchovies. — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "Best New Restaurant #3: Voyager, Ferndale," 15 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sweetbread.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sweetbread
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sweetbread
: a part (called the pancreas) of a young cow or sheep that is eaten as food
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