filet mignon

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filet mignon

  • /ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃/
  • /fɪˈleɪ mɪnˈjɒ̃/
  • /-ɒn/

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

noun filets mignons · filet mignons

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

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noun steak cut of beef

Españolfilete miñón
中文菲力牛排 fěilì niúpái, 腓力牛排 féilì niúpái
Portuguêsfilé mignon
Françaisfilet mignon
Русскийфиле́-миньо́н filé-minʹón

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"filet mignon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/filet%20mignon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"filet mignon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/filet%20mignon.

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@misc{filet_mignon_2026,
  title = {filet mignon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/filet%20mignon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}