veau
1
9.9
Meat from a young calf used in cooking, often in French dishes
- noun
- /voʊ/
:
ternera
- They served tender veau with a rich sauce at the banquet.
Examples
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And the Rognons de veau.
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The chef prepared a delicious dish of veau with mushrooms and cream.
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He ordered the veau from the French restaurant for his special dinner.
Synonyms
veal
vsveau
71
2.9
Meat from a young calf used for food
is the same meat but used especially in French cuisine
roast veal
vsveau
1
2.6
Meat from a young cow that is cooked in an oven
is general meat not limited to cuts meant for oven cooking
veal roast
vsveau
1
3.7
A piece of young cow meat cooked in an oven
is general meat not defined by any particular cooking method
breast of veal
vsveau
1
5.5
A cut of meat from the front chest of a young cow often stuffed and roasted
is the general meat rather than a specific chest cut for stuffing and roasting
cut of veal
vsveau
4.4
A piece of meat from a young calf for eating
is the whole meat category rather than only one specific piece
Compounds
Thin veal cutlets topped with onion sauce and liver paste, covered with cheese and baked
How Tender
Surface Forms
Etymology
Veau in cooking comes from French veau and is the same root as English veal, which means 'meat of a young calf', so veau refers to the tender calf meat used in French dishes.