/ viːl; NAmE / noun
[ U ] meat from a calf (= a young cow)
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French ve(e)l , from Latin vitellus , diminutive of vitulus calf.
/ viːl; NAmE / noun
[ U ] meat from a calf (= a young cow)
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French ve(e)l , from Latin vitellus , diminutive of vitulus calf.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005