veau
French
Etymology
From Old French veel, vedel, inherited from Latin vitellus. Doublet of vitellus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vo/
Audio (Paris) (file) Audio (Paris) (file) - Rhymes: -o
- Homophones: veaux, vos
Noun
Un veau.
veau m (plural veaux, feminine génisse)
- (animal) calf
- veal
- white-coated harp seal pup (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
- Synonyms: blanchon, chiot
Derived terms
- gueuler comme un veau
- veau d'or
Related terms
- velle
- vêler
Further reading
- “veau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- aveu