name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   meat from a calf wordnet
3. 3
   The female genitalia. countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar

Verb

1. 1
   To raise a calf for meat production.

   "The division outside the vealing place is for a cow that has had or is near having calf."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

calffleshcalffleshcalfmeatsweetbreadveau

Example

More examples

""And for monsieur?" "A veal stew!""

Etymology

From Middle English veel, from Anglo-Norman veel, from Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus (“calf”). Doublet of vitellus.

Related phrases

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