noun
veal
VEEL/viːl/
Meat from a young calf.
Pale veal cutlets lie ready on the butcher's board.
Etymology
Latin vitellus meant “little calf,” a diminutive of the word for calf. The animal's name became the name of its meat as food, which is the meaning English adopted.
In context
I will saute the cutlets in olive oil in a frying pan once the veal turns white
More examples
- The menu offered veal as an evening special.
- He chose chicken instead of veal.
- The butcher wrapped the veal for transport.
Forms
veal
Similar words
- beef
- Meat from cattle, usually mature rather than young calves.