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filet mignon

/ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃/

filet mignon noun: a steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major, of the steer or heifer.

Noun

filet mignon (countable and uncountable, plural filets mignons or filet mignons)

  1. A steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major, of the steer or heifer.

Forms of filet mignon

pluralfilets mignons
pluralfilet mignons

Origin of filet mignon

Unadapted borrowing from French filet (“fillet”) mignon (“tender”).

Questions about filet mignon

What does filet mignon mean?
Filet mignon means a steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major, of the steer or heifer.
What part of speech is filet mignon?
Filet mignon is a noun.
How do you pronounce filet mignon?
Filet mignon is pronounced /ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃/.
What is the plural of filet mignon?
The plural of filet mignon is filets mignons.

Words near filet mignon in the dictionary

  1. filestream
  2. filestreams
  3. filesystem
  4. filesystems
  5. filet
  6. filet mignon
  7. filet mignons
  8. filetail
  9. fileteado
  10. fileted
  11. fileting

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