zwezerik

== Dutch == === Etymology === From zwezer (“thymus; testicle”), of unclear origin; perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *swēsaz. For the suffix, compare wederik, dravik. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzʋeː.zə.rɪk/ Hyphenation: zwe‧ze‧rik === Noun === zwezerik m (plural zwezeriken, diminutive zwezerikje n) thymus, sweetbread Synonym: thymus === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “zwezerik”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === zwezerik on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl