veal

American  

[veel] / vil /

noun

1. Also vealer 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.

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veal British  

/ viːl /

noun

1. the flesh of the calf used as food

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

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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

When Elizabeth writes of stepping into her gleaming kitchen to “test the crumbly brown goodness of the toasted veal cutlets à la Connecticut,” she is not so much lying as world-building.

From Salon

The price of beef and veal is up almost 25% in a year.

From BBC

Carmy brings Claire into our lives in Episode 2, “Pasta,” during a chance encounter at a bodega where he’s picking up ice cream to use as an ingredient in veal stock.

From Salon

Known as the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act, the 2018 ballot measure establishes minimum space requirements for egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.

From Los Angeles Times

For dinner, the jail served a holiday feast complete with candy, salad, fruit, mashed potatoes and gravy, gelatin — or “gelatine,” as it was spelled in The Times — and even roast veal with sage dressing.

From Los Angeles Times