French word

veau

Pronunciation

IPA/vo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounveal

Example

J'achète du veau pour le dîner.

I'm buying veal for dinner.

Illustration for veau (veal)

More examples

Ce soir, je prends une côte de veau.

Tonight, I'm having a veal chop.

Core concept

The same young bovine viewed first as an animal and then as pale, delicate food.

Common phrases

  • côte de veau

    veal chop

  • sauté de veau

    veal sauté

Similar words

viande: Edible meat from animals in general.
bœuf: Edible meat from a mature cow.
agneau: Edible meat from a young sheep.
porc: Edible meat from a pig.

Definition in French

Viande provenant d'un jeune bovin; le mot sert aussi à désigner l'animal lui-même.

Word origin

Veau developed from Old French veel, from Latin vitellus, while its meaning broadened from the animal to the meat obtained from it.

Usage tips

  • Veau is pronounced like /vo/, although its spelling contains the common French vowel sequence eau.

Other meanings

  • calfnoun

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