vétérinaire

vet

noun veh-teh-ree-NEHR Rare

Origin: Latin veterinarius, from veterinae (draft animals)

Also means

veterinary (adjective)

Usage Note

Vétérinaire is both noun and adjective, and is gender-neutral as a noun — le vétérinaire or la vétérinaire. The colloquial shortening is véto. The adjective use appears in phrases like école vétérinaire (veterinary school) or médecine vétérinaire.

Examples

"Nous avons emmené le chat chez le vétérinaire."

Natural Translation

We took the cat to the vet.

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