Definition of "sweetbreads" []

• Plural form of sweetbread. (noun)

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• "On a recent Friday afternoon in Animal's empty dining room, Mr. Dotolo peered at a scribbled bubble chart on which he'd written the word "sweetbreads" in the biggest, center bubble."
• "We went to a little restaurant, not at all fancy, but with very good food, where Isma was happy since with so many people to order and share different non-vegetarian plates, he was able to eat lots of other things than when the two of us go there alone (in which case he orders the sweetbreads, which is a favorite and something we never cook at home)."
• "Getting Sweetbreads Ready for Cooking -- The throat glands and the pancreas of calves, which, as has already been learned, are called sweetbreads, can be cooked in various ways for the table."