veal

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noun

ˈvēl How to pronounce veal (audio)
1
: the flesh of a young calf
2
: calf
especially : vealer

Illustration of veal

Illustration of veal
  • A wholesale cuts
  • 1 leg
  • 2 loin
  • 3 flank
  • 4 rib
  • 5 breast
  • 6 shoulder
  • 7 shank
  • B retail cuts
  • 1 hind shank
  • 2 heel of round
  • 3 round
  • 4 rump roast
  • 5 sirloin steak
  • 6 loin chops
  • 7 kidney chops
  • 8 flank
  • 9 breast
  • 10 rib roast
  • 11 blade steak
  • 12 arm steak
  • 13 shoulder roast
  • 14 foreshank

veal

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verb

vealed; vealing; veals

transitive verb

: to kill and dress (a calf) for veal

Examples of veal in a Sentence

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Noun
In 2018, 63% of Californians voted to ban the sale of pork, veal, and eggs from out-of-state producers using systems that do not meet California’s standards. —Peter Singer, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024 On the larger side, Santi’s parmigiana forgoes chicken and veal for crispy cactus, with salsa pomodoro and scamorza. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
Within that category, meats overall dropped 0.9% — with beef and veal down 2%, pork chops 1.1% cheaper and hot dogs falling 1.5%. —Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022 April of last year, Ramirez introduced takeout, eschewing a tasting-menu model in favor of a la carte dishes like chicken soup with truffles and foie gras, and veal shank with fingerling potatoes. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2021 See all Example Sentences for veal 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English veel, borrowed from Anglo-French, "calf, veal," going back to Latin vitellus "small calf," diminutive of vitulus "calf"; akin to Greek hétalon "yearling," Old English wether "ram" — more at wether

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of veal was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing veal

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“Veal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veal. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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veal

noun
ˈvē(ə)l
: a young calf or its flesh for use as meat

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