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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVitello
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vee-tel-lo
"Il vitello è un ingrediente comune nella cucina italiana."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The meat of a young calf, typically less than three months old.
"The restaurant is famous for its tender veal dishes." - 2
A dish or preparation made from veal.
"She prepared a delicious veal marsala for dinner."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'veal' originates from the Middle English 'vele', which comes from the Old French 'veel', derived from the Latin 'vitellus', meaning 'calf'. The term has evolved over centuries to specifically refer to the meat of young cattle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Veal" is said worldwide
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Veau
Transliteration: voh
"Le restaurant est célèbre pour ses plats de veau."
Kalbfleisch
Transliteration: kalb-flysh
"Das Restaurant bietet köstliches Kalbfleisch an."
Vitello
Transliteration: vee-tel-lo
"Il vitello è un ingrediente comune nella cucina italiana."
Ternera
Transliteration: ter-ner-a
"La ternera es muy popular en la cocina española."
Vitela
Transliteration: vee-teh-lah
"A vitela é um prato tradicional em Portugal."
बकरी का मांस
Transliteration: bakri ka maans
"बकरी का मांस भारतीय व्यंजनों में लोकप्रिय है।"
小牛肉
Transliteration: xiǎo niú ròu
"小牛肉在中餐中也很受欢迎。"
송아지 고기
Transliteration: songaji gogi
"송아지 고기는 한국 요리에서 인기가 많습니다."
子牛肉
Transliteration: ko ushi niku
"子牛肉は日本料理でもよく使われます。"
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