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Galician
Etymology
Probably a learned borrowing from Latin vitella, diminutive of vitula.
Pronunciation
Noun
vitela m (plural vitelas)
- calf (animal)
- Synonyms: cuxo, tenreira, xato
- 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
Noun
vitela f (plural vitelas)
- female equivalent of vitelo (young cow)
- veal (flesh of a calf)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vitella, diminutive of vitula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈtela/
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: vi‧te‧la
Noun
vitela f (plural vitelas)
- vellum
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