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

For dessert, the meal will be topped off with sweetbread and mascarpone, along with espresso or hot cocoa. — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2025

Or go ahead and order the 14-inch giant concha sweetbread. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Jan. 2026

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

Dishes are playful and savvy, like scallops married to sweetbreads under the cover of a sauce meunière. — Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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