vitela

See also: Vitela

Galician

Etymology

Probably a learned borrowing from Latin vitella, diminutive of vitula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈtɛlɐ]

Noun

vitela m (plural vitelas)

1. calf (animal)

   Synonyms: cuxo, tenreira, xato

2. veal (meat)

   Synonym: tenreira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vitela”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vitela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtɛ.la/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈtɛ.lɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈtɛ.lɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈtɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: vi‧te‧la

Noun

vitela f (plural vitelas)

1. female equivalent of vitelo (young cow)
2. veal (flesh of a calf)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitella, diminutive of vitula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈtela/ [biˈt̪e.la]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: vi‧te‧la

Noun

vitela f (plural vitelas)

1. vellum

Related terms

• vitelo

 

Further reading

• “vitela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014