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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Cheer him, mock him or despise him; he’ll be here all week, so try the veal.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
If you go to a restaurant charging €19.50, your total cost for a veal steak with rice and a crème brûlée is just $23 at current exchange rates.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Supply shortages helped drive beef and veal prices up by more than 16%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Famous at the time for its veal pie, tastes hadn’t evolved much by the time Terry arrived in 1974.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024
“I’m not so crazy about breaded veal cutlets,” grumbled the skeptical B-25 commander in the north of Corsica.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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