veal

[ veel ]

noun

1. Also veal·er [] 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.

veal

/ viːl /

noun

1. the flesh of the calf used as food
2. Also calledveal calf a calf, esp one bred for eating

Word History and Origins

Origin of veal¹

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”

Word History and Origins

Origin of veal¹

C14: from Old French veel, from Latin vitellus a little calf, from vitulus calf

Example Sentences

Cookbooks as late as 1950 contain instructions for making "mock chicken" dishes using . . . veal.

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Mrs. Buller cooked a braised saddle of veal and delicious it was too served with a rich gravy flavored with claret.

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He created an elaborate dish of veal steak with morille mushrooms.

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Allora, is an upmarket Italian with chef favorites veal marsala, tonno (fresh tuna) or an array of pizza from a woodburning oven.

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Take the case of Randall Lineback veal, an heirloom breed much-prized by some East Coast chefs.

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The priest opposite looked up from his cold veal and potato salad and smiled.

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Mrs. Veal had been, subject to fits, and she asks if Mrs. Bargrave does not think she is "mightily impaired by her fits?"

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Piso says, it is as good as veal; and Charlevoix, and others, have compared it to mutton.

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The fat is white, and two or three inches thick; the flesh is of a pale red colour, and more delicate than veal.

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There were eggs and ham and veal, dark-colored bread, and coffee, sufficient for about a dozen people.

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