sweetbread

noun

sweet·​bread ˈswēt-ˌbred 

: the thymus or pancreas of a young animal (such as a calf) used for food

Examples of sweetbread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The menu leans into elevated French classics: pike quenelles in lobster sauce, veal sweetbreads, lamb chops, and desserts that always land just right. —Molly Barstein, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025

Panettone & Chocolate Gelato Style Frozen Dessert While Trader Joe's also sells whole loaves of the Italian sweetbread, but this version combines the cake with chocolate gelato to make a tasty treat. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025

Panettone is still the darling of the Bay Area’s holiday sweetbread scene. —Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2025

Served in a rich, almost caramel-like vermouth and veal jus, the sweetbreads taste like a rich Christmas Eve dinner in four small bites. —Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sweetbread

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead

Kids Definition

sweetbread

noun

sweet·​bread ˈswēt-ˌbred 

: the thymus or pancreas of a young animal (as a calf) used as food