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veal
(vēl)n.
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)n
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]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
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Translations
لـَحْمُ العَجْللَحْم العِجِل
telecí
kalvekød
vasikanlihavasikka
teletina
borjúhús
kálfakjöt
子牛の肉
송아지 고기
veršiena
teļa gaļa
teľacina
teletina
kalvköttkalv
เนื้อลูกวัว
thịt bê
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
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) vitelloCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
veal
(viːl) noun the flesh of a calf, used as food. We had veal for dinner.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009