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veal

veal

71 2.9
Meat from a young calf used for food
  • noun
  • /viːl/
translation icon : ternera
  • You have the duck or the veal.
  • veal calves

So chicken soup, beef broth, veal stock, and the vitamins A&D; you'll get from seafood and pork products.

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Examples

  • I'll have the veal piccata.

  • On each plate, she laid three golden rounds of veal and ladled over them some of the artichoke sauce.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • If they ordered the veal, she told them, she would not serve it.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Look in my refrigerator and pick up a package that says "veal" on it.

  • Three kinds of meat in the meatballs: veal, beef, and pork.

  • Try the veal!

  • "I looked over at Andrea, who was chewing her veal very carefully now."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Everything was ready except the veal medallions, which were a last-minute dish.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Also known as jellied veal, the dish is often accompanied by potatoes and pickled beetroot or a crisp bread.

  • I ordered the delicious veal parmesan for dinner last night.

Synonyms

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vsveal
1 9.9

Meat from a young calf used in cooking, often in French dishes

is the general term for meat from a young calf used as food

Compounds

A cut of meat from the front chest of a young cow often stuffed and roasted

1 2.6

Meat from a young cow that is cooked in an oven

Thin slices of veal filled with ham and cheese, coated and fried

A breaded and fried piece of veal topped with tomato sauce and melted cheese

A cooked veal cutlet coated in breadcrumbs and cheese, topped with tomato sauce

1 3.7

A piece of young cow meat cooked in an oven

A piece of meat from a young calf for eating

A stew of pork and veal with pickled cabbage and caraway, served with sour cream

Thin slices of veal cooked quickly in a pan and served with a sauce

Surface Forms

veal singular
veals plural

Etymology

Veal comes from the Latin word vitellus, which meant 'little calf'. So veal is the meat from a young calf.