veal
[ veel ]
/ vil /
noun
Also veal·er [vee-ler]. /ˈvi lər/. a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
the flesh of the calf as used for food.
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Origin of veal
1350–1400; Middle English ve(e)l<Anglo-French vel (Old French veel, veal) <Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus calf
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veal
/ (viːl) /
noun
the flesh of the calf used as food
Also called: veal calf a calf, esp one bred for eating
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Related adjective: vitulineWord Origin for veal
C14: from Old French veel, from Latin vitellus a little calf, from vitulus calf
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