roast veal
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- noun
- /roʊst viːl/
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- She ordered a generous portion of roast veal at the Italian restaurant.
Examples
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The chef recommended the roast veal with seasonal vegetables for tonight’s special.
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At the family gathering, the highlight of the meal was the perfectly seasoned roast veal served with a rich gravy.
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For Sunday dinner, we served roast veal with potatoes and gravy.
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We had roast veal for dinner last night.
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The chef prepared a delicious roast veal dish.
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The restaurant is famous for its tender roast veal, which is slow-cooked to enhance its flavor and juiciness.
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For Sunday dinner, she prepared a delicious roast veal accompanied by roasted vegetables and a fresh salad.
Synonyms
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2.9
Meat from a young calf used for food
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A piece of young cow meat cooked in an oven
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A cut of meat from the front chest of a young cow often stuffed and roasted
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Meat from a young calf used in cooking, often in French dishes
A piece of meat from a young calf for eating
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cut of veal prepared or suitable for roasting' is directly and compositionally derived from 'roast' (to cook with dry heat) + 'veal' (meat from a young calf). This food-preparation noun phrase follows a transparent, cross-linguistic pattern (cooking method + food), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Roast veal comes from cooking words: veal means 'meat from a young calf' and roast means 'to cook with dry heat', often in an oven. So roast veal simply names veal that is prepared or suitable for roasting, which is why it refers to a cut of veal for roasting.