sweetbread · noun1
Apparently from sweet + bread, though the reason is not immediately evident. Possibly connected with Dutch zwezerik, whose etymology is also unclear.
sweetbread · noun2
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sweetbread
sweet·breadToday it means: The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food. Full definition →