Veal-Like
/ˈviːəl laɪk/noun
Resembling veal in appearance, texture, taste, or other qualities.
Did you know?Veal comes through Old French from Latin vitellus, meaning “little calf,” a diminutive of vitulus, “calf.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wet-
“A proposed root associated with age or a year, possibly underlying terms for young animals and age distinctions.”
Classical Latin
Latin
vitulus
“Calf; a young bovine animal.”
Classical Latin
Latin
vitellus
“Little calf; a diminutive form of vitulus.”
12th–13th Century
Old French
veel / veü
“Calf, especially calf meat.”
14th Century
Middle English
veel / veal
“The flesh of a calf used as food.”
Modern English
English
veal-like
“Resembling veal; a modern compound of veal and -like.”
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