veal
Americannoun
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Also vealer a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
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the flesh of the calf as used for food.
noun
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the flesh of the calf used as food
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Also called: veal calf. a calf, esp one bred for eating
Etymology
Origin of veal
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English ve(e)l, from Anglo-French vel (compare Old French veel, veal), from Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus “calf”
Example Sentences
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Beef and veal prices were up 15 percent year-on-year in January while ground beef prices, which hit a new high in December, have continued climbing.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
Supply shortages helped drive beef and veal prices up by more than 16%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
Prices for beef and veal are up more than 14% since last year, rising 1.2% over-the-month.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
Each course is practically a feast unto itself: vol-au-vent, roasted veal loin, poached turbot, baked Alaska — and that’s just the first half-hour.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023
The food arrives, and it is not pasta and veal pounded thin, but creamed chicken over biscuits, and hamburger steak and gravy with peas and rolls and mashed potatoes.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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