veal

[veel]
noun
1.
Also, veal·er [vee-ler] . a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
2.
the flesh of the calf as used for food.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English ve(e)l < Anglo-French vel (Old French veel, veal) < Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus calf

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veal (viːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the flesh of the calf used as food
2.  Also called: veal calf a calf, esp one bred for eating
 
Related: vituline
 
[C14: from Old French veel, from Latin vitellus a little calf, from vitulus calf]

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Word Origin & History

veal
late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. vel, from O.Fr. veel "a calf" (Fr. veau), earlier vedel, from L. vitellus, dim. of vitulus "calf," perhaps originally "yearling," if related, as some think, to Skt. vatsah "calf," lit. "yearling;" Goth. wiþrus, O.E. weðer (see wether; cf. also veteran).
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Example sentences
Add the veal and shake the bag until the veal is coated with flour.
And roasted veal sweetbreads over braised greens and hog jowl with brown butter.
Chop three-fourths cup cold cooked chicken or veal, and pound in a mortar.
The restaurant serves numerous sandwiches, veal chicken and pasta dishes.
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