veal

(vēl)

1. The meat of a calf.

2. also veal·er (vē′lər) A calf raised to be slaughtered for food.

[Middle English veel, from Old French, from Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus, calf; see wet- in Indo-European roots.]

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veal

(viːl)

1. (Cookery) the flesh of the calf used as food

2. (Animals) Also called: veal calf a calf, esp one bred for eating

[C14: from Old French veel, from Latin vitellus a little calf, from vitulus calf]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

veal

(vil)

n.

1. the flesh of a calf as used for food.

2. Also, veal′er. a calf raised for its meat.

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

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

veal - meat from a calf

veau

calf - young of domestic cattle

meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

cut of veal - cut of meat from a calf

calves' feet - feet of calves used as food; usually jellied

Translations

لـَحْمُ العَجْللَحْم العِجِل

telecí

kalvekød

Kalbfleisch Kalb

μοσχάρι μοσχαρίσιο κρέας μοσχαράκι

ternera

vasikanlihavasikka

veau

teletina

borjúhús

kálfakjöt

carne di vitello vitello

子牛の肉

송아지 고기

veršiena

teļa gaļa

teľacina

teletina

kalvköttkalv

เนื้อลูกวัว

dana eti

thịt bê

小牛肉

veal

[viːl] N → ternera f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

veal

[ˈviːl]

n → veau m

modif [chops, steak, escalope] → de veauveal crate n box pour l'élevage des veaux de batterie

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

veal

n → Kalbfleisch nt; veal cutlet → Kalbsschnitzel nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

veal

[viːl] n → (carne f di) vitello

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

veal

(viːl) noun

the flesh of a calf, used as food. We had veal for dinner.

veal

→ لـَحْمُ العَجْل telecí kalvekød Kalbfleisch μοσχαρίσιο κρέας ternera vasikanliha veau teletina carne di vitello 子牛の肉 송아지 고기 kalfsvlees kalvekjøtt cielęcina vitela телятина kalvkött เนื้อลูกวัว dana eti thịt bê 小牛肉

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