veal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈviːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/vil/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(vēl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
veal /vil/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the flesh of a calf used for food.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
veal (vēl),USA pronunciation  n. 
    Also, veal•er  (vē′lər).USA pronunciation a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
  1. the flesh of the calf as used for food.
  • Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus calf
  • Anglo-French vel (Old French veel, veal)
  • Middle English ve(e)l 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
veal / viːl/
  1. the flesh of the calf used as food
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French veel, from Latin vitellus a little calf, from vitulus calf
'veal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Genoa salami - Marsala - Wiener schnitzel - bird - blanquette - bob veal - bobby calf - boned - boudin - braciola - chop - cordon bleu - crown roast - cutlet - escalope - fillet - foresaddle - fovea - fricandeau - fricassee - goulash - hash - knuckle - loaf - milanaise - mock chicken - ossobuco - parmigiana - piccata - postfoveal - potpie - rack - roast - saltimbocca - scaloppine - schnitzel - scrag - steak - uvea - vealer - vealy - vellum - vituline - white meat - white sauce - white stock
In Lists: Meat, more...
Synonyms: calf, beef, meat, veau, more...
Collocations: the veal industry, veal [chops, cutlets], more...

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