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- [veel]
- /vil/
- /viːl/
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- [veel]
- /vil/
Definitions of veal word
- noun veal Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old. 1
- noun veal the flesh of the calf as used for food. 1
- noun veal calf meat 1
- noun veal containing calf meat 1
- uncountable noun veal Veal is meat from a calf. 0
- noun veal the flesh of the calf used as food 0
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Origin of veal
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English ve(e)l < Anglo-French vel (Old French veel, veal) < Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus calf
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Parts of speech for Veal
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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veal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
veal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for veal
noun veal
- calf — A calf is a young cow.
- dogie — a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- freemartin — a female calf that is born as a twin with a male and is sterile as a result of exposure to masculinizing hormones produced by the male.
- heifer — a young cow over one year old that has not produced a calf.
- dogies — Plural form of dogie.
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