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veau

calf

noun VOH Rare
Food & Drink Meat

Also means

veal

Usage Note

Veau means both the young male animal (a calf) and its meat (veal) — context makes the sense clear. The plural is veaux. A famous French idiom is pleurer comme un veau ('to cry like a baby/calf'). Escalope de veau (veal escalope) and blanquette de veau (a creamy veal stew) are classic French dishes.

Examples

"La fermière nourrit le veau chaque matin."

Natural Translation

The farmer feeds the calf every morning.

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