What does veau in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word veau in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use veau in French.

The word veau in French means calf, veal, banger, crate, tractor, lump, clot, dunce, blanquette de veau, blanquette of veal, veal stew, calfskin, veal escalope, calf's liver, veal liver, calf's liver, veal liver, veal stock, veal broth, veal jus, veal stock, veal bouillon, veal scallop, veal paupiette, seal, common seal, cuckoopint, sweetbread, veal sauté, calf's head, golden calf, common seal. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word veau

calf

nom masculin (petit de la vache)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce veau tête encore sa mère.
This calf is still suckling his mother.

veal

nom masculin (viande de veau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons mangé un rôti de veau Orloff.
We ate a Veal Orloff roast.

banger, crate, tractor

nom masculin (familier (voiture poussive) (UK, colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette voiture est un vrai veau, aucune reprise !
This car is a real clunker; there's no chance of a part-exchange!

lump, clot, dunce

nom masculin (familier (personne lente d'esprit) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce Louis, c'est un vrai veau aux cartes.
That Louis is a real dunce at cards.

blanquette de veau, blanquette of veal, veal stew

nom féminin (ragoût de veau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

calfskin

nom masculin (type de cuir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

veal escalope

(morceau de blanc de veau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce midi j'ai mangé une escalope de veau à la normande.

calf's liver, veal liver

nom masculin (organe du jeune bovin) (organ)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

calf's liver, veal liver

nom masculin (mets culinaire) (food: meat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

veal stock, veal broth

nom masculin (bouillon de veau aromatisé) (Cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

veal jus, veal stock, veal bouillon

nom masculin (boisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

veal scallop

nom féminin (morceau de viande de veau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

veal paupiette

nom féminin (préparation culinaire) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les paupiettes de veau sont délicieuses avec des lentilles.

seal, common seal

nom masculin (mammifère marin) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cuckoopint

nom masculin (plante : arum)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pied-de-veau, ou arum, est originaire du bassin méditerranéen.

sweetbread

nom masculin (cuisine : thymus de veau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cuisinier prépare un ris de veau pour dimanche.

veal sauté

nom masculin (plat culinaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le sauté de veau se cuit à la poêle.

calf's head

nom féminin (plat culinaire) (meat dish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans de nombreux pays pour Noël on cuisine de la tête de veau. Il s'agit des chairs de la tête d'un veau, bouillies et servies tièdes avec une sauce.

golden calf

nom masculin (idole) (idol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

common seal

nom masculin (phoque commun) (sea mammal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les veaux marins peuvent s'observer sur les plages de la Manche.

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