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veal

veal

68 2.9
Meat from a young calf used for food
  • noun
  • /viːl/
: 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 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 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

1 4.4

A piece of meat from a young calf for eating

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

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

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.