veal
Meaning
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- The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
- (slang) The female genitalia.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/viːl/
Etymology
From Middle English veel, from Anglo-Norman veel, from Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus (“calf”). Doublet of vitellus.
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