veal

[ veel ]
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noun
  1. Also veal·er [vee-ler]. /ˈvi lər/. a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.

  2. the flesh of the calf as used for food.

Origin of veal

1
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”

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veal

/ (viːl) /


noun
  1. the flesh of the calf used as food

  2. Also called: veal calf a calf, esp one bred for eating

Origin of veal

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C14: from Old French veel, from Latin vitellus a little calf, from vitulus calf

Other words from veal

  • Related adjective: vituline

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