VEAL

veal, veau

(noun) meat from a calf

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Veal (plural Veals)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Veal is the 4519th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7842 individuals. Veal is most common among Black/African American (49.74%) and White (44.64%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Leva, Vale, Vela, avel, eval, lave, leva, vale, vela

Etymology

Noun

veal (countable and uncountable, plural veals)

The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.

Synonyms

• calfflesh (nonstandard)

Anagrams

• Leva, Vale, Vela, avel, eval, lave, leva, vale, vela

Source: Wiktionary


Veal, n.Etym: [OE. veel, OF. veel, F. veau, L. vitellus, dim. of vitulus a calf; akin to E. wether. See Wether, and cf. Vellum, Vituline.]

Definition: The flesh of a calf when killed and used for food.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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