veal

1 of 2

noun

ˈvēl 

1

: the flesh of a young calf

2

: calf

especially : vealer

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

These gnocchi, filled with ricotta, sit in a thin ragu of duck or veal that, on one occasion, came closer to a soupy stew than a ragu. —Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2024

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

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

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

Phrases Containing veal

• bob veal

Kids Definition

veal

noun

ˈvē(ə)l

: a young calf or its flesh for use as meat