sweetbread

n. (小牛或小羊的)胰脏(或胸腺)

发音

UK /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/
US /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/

词形变化

sweetbreads 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.

  2. 2.

    Any of various other glands used as food, including the parotid gland, sublingual glands, ovaries, and testicles.

  3. 1.

    A sweetened type of bread.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

sweetbreads

上位词 2

organs variety meat

相关短语

belly sweetbread heart sweetbread stomach sweetbread [网络] 小牛腹腺；胰脏 gullet sweetbread neck sweetbread （肉用牛、羊的）胸腺 throat sweetbread [网络] 喉咙甜面包

词源

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

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