breast of veal

1 5.5

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

noun
/brɛst əv vil/

: pecho de ternera

I bought a breast of veal for dinner.

Examples

During the holidays, my grandmother always roasts a breast of veal for the family dinner.
He ordered breast of veal from the menu, served with roasted vegetables.
The chef prepared a delicious breast of veal stuffed with herbs and breadcrumbs.
The chef prepared a breast of veal with herbs.
For dinner, she prepared a delicious breast of veal stuffed with herbs and garlic.
The chef recommended the roasted breast of veal for its tender texture and rich flavor.
At the restaurant, we ordered a savory breast of veal accompanied by seasonal vegetables.

Synonyms

veal

vsbreast of veal

71 2.9

Meat from a young calf used for food

is the chest portion of that meat usually stuffed then oven cooked

roast veal

vsbreast of veal

1 2.6

Meat from a young cow that is cooked in an oven

is the front chest cut of a calf usually stuffed then oven cooked

veal roast

vsbreast of veal

1 3.7

A piece of young cow meat cooked in an oven

is the front chest cut normally stuffed before oven cooking

veau

vsbreast of veal

1 9.9

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

is the chest cut of a calf typically stuffed and oven cooked

cut of veal

vsbreast of veal

4.4

A piece of meat from a young calf for eating

is the chest piece specifically used for stuffing and oven cooking

Surface Forms

breast of veal singular

breasts of veal plural

Morphology

breast + of + veal

The phrase is directly compositional: 'breast' (a front-chest cut) + 'of' (partitive) + 'veal' (meat from a young calf) yields the breast cut of a calf. This partitive noun phrase follows a common cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Breast of veal names the meat from the front chest of a young calf. The word breast points to the 'front chest' and veal means meat from a young calf, so the phrase came to mean that 'cut of meat' often cooked by stuffing and roasting.