stomach sweetbread

stomach sweetbread
sweetbread (def. 1).

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  • stomach sweetbread — noun edible pancreas of an animal • Hypernyms: ↑variety meat, ↑organs * * * sweetbread (def. 1). * * * stomach sweetbread, the pancreas of a young animal, especially a calf, used for food; sweetbread …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweetbread — [swēt′bred΄] n. [Early ModE < SWEET + BREAD, in OE sense “morsel”] the thymus (heart sweetbread or throat sweetbread) or sometimes the pancreas (stomach sweetbread) of a calf, lamb, etc., when used as food usually used in pl …   English World dictionary

  • sweetbread — noun The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food. Syn: belly sweetbread, heart sweetbread, stomach sweetbread, gullet sweetbread, neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread …   Wiktionary

  • sweetbread — /sweet bred /, n. 1. Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, esp. a calf or a lamb, used for food. 2. Also called neck sweetbread, throat sweetbread. the thymus gland of such an animal, used for food. [1555 65; SWEET + BREAD] * …   Universalium

  • sweetbread — /ˈswitbrɛd / (say sweetbred) noun 1. the pancreas (stomach sweetbread) of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food. 2. the thymus gland (neck sweetbread or throat sweetbread), used for food …  

  • Sweetbread — Not to be confused with Sweetmeat. Sweetbreads on mushroom risotto. Sweetbreads or ris are culinary names for the thymus (throat, gullet, or neck sweetbread) or the pancreas (heart, stomach, or belly sweetbread) especially of the calf (ris de… …   Wikipedia

  • stomach — Synonyms and related words: abatis, abdomen, abide, abomasum, accept, aftertaste, anus, appendix, appetite, bay window, bear, bear with, beard, beerbelly, belly, bitter, blind gut, blink at, bowels, brain, brains, breadbasket, brook, canine… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • organs — noun edible viscera of a butchered animal • Syn: ↑variety meat • Hypernyms: ↑meat • Hyponyms: ↑giblet, ↑giblets, ↑offal, ↑heart, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • variety meat — noun edible viscera of a butchered animal • Syn: ↑organs • Hypernyms: ↑meat • Hyponyms: ↑giblet, ↑giblets, ↑offal, ↑heart, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • pancreas — noun /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/ A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. Pancreas also produces… …   Wiktionary

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