veal
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veal¹
- /viːl/
Rhymes with -iːl
Where it comes from
From Middle English veel, from Anglo-Norman veel, from Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus (“calf”). Doublet of vitellus.
noun veals · veale · veel
verb veals · vealing · vealed · veale · veel
- To raise a calf for meat production. The division outside the vealing place is for a cow that has had or is near having calf.
Veal²
proper noun Veals
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: veau, calf, bovine, meat, beef, cattle, bull, livestock, cutlet, chops, wheel, marsala, calves, croquettes, cutlets, calfflesh
Translations
Every language
noun flesh of a calf
| Español | ternera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 송아지 고기 song'aji gogi |
| 日本語 | 仔牛肉 koushiniku |
| 中文 | 小牛肉 xiǎoniúròu |
| Português | vitela |
| Français | veau |
| Deutsch | Kalbfleisch |
| Italiano | vitello |
| Ελληνικά | μοσχάρι moschári, μοσχαράκι moscharáki |
| Română | carne de vițel, vițel |
| Русский | теля́тина teljátina |
| العربية | لَحْم عِجْل laḥm ʕijl |
| עברית | עֵגֶל |
Talk about this word "veal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/veal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. veal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/veal "veal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/veal.Cite this
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