sweetbread

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

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Etymology

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