noun
Uncommon
veal
veel
Veal (noun) means Meat from a young calf. Example: “The restaurant's special was veal cutlets in a lemon sauce.”
noun
1
Meat from a young calf.
"The restaurant's special was veal cutlets in a lemon sauce."
"Veal is more tender than beef because the animal is slaughtered young."
How to use veal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCalf meat.
Common pairings
veal cutlet
veal chop
milk-fed veal
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Word forms
- Plural
- veals
- Third person singular
- veals
- Past tense
- vealed
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman veel, ultimately from Latin vitulus ("calf") — the same root that gives us "vitellus," the biological term for egg yolk.
Synonyms
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veau
Rhymes for veal
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What does “veal” mean?
The word “veal” means meat from a young calf. In plain terms, calf meat.
How do you pronounce “veal”?
“Veal” is pronounced veel (/viːl/ in IPA).
How do you use “veal” in a sentence?
Here is “veal” used in a sentence: “The restaurant's special was veal cutlets in a lemon sauce.”
What part of speech is “veal”?
“Veal” is a noun.
Where does the word “veal” come from?
The word “veal” comes from Latin. From Anglo-Norman veel, ultimately from Latin vitulus ("calf") — the same root that gives us "vitellus," the biological term for egg yolk.
Is “veal” a common word?
“Veal” is an uncommon word in modern English.
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