veal

1 of 2

noun

1
: the flesh of a young calf
2
: calf
especially : vealer

Illustration of veal

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

2 of 2

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
The over 100-year-old butcher shop offers cuts of lamb, pork, beef and veal alongside myriad sausages, plus a handful of bread products. Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2024 Buttery Peruvian sea bass over chanterelles and a veal reduction. Monica Eng, Axios, 6 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 See all Example Sentences for veal 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'veal.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of veal was in the 14th century

Dictionary Entries Near veal

Cite this Entry

“Veal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veal. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

veal

noun
ˈvē(ə)l
: a young calf or its flesh for use as meat

More from Merriam-Webster on veal

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!