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sweetbread in Portuguese

sweetbread in Portuguese is moleja — sweetbread means an animal's pancreas or thymus, especially from a lamb or calf, eaten as food.

sweetbread in Portuguese

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

What does "sweetbread" mean?

  1. noun An animal's pancreas or thymus, especially from a lamb or calf, eaten as food.
    "The pancreas of an animal when cooked for consumption is known as a sweetbread."
  2. noun Other animal glands eaten as food, such as the parotid gland, glands under the tongue, ovaries and testicles.
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  • The pancreas of an animal when cooked for consumption is known as a sweetbread.

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What is "sweetbread" in Portuguese?
"sweetbread" in Portuguese is moleja. sweetbread means: An animal's pancreas or thymus, especially from a lamb or calf, eaten as food.
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