filet mignon

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃/, /fɪˈleɪ mɪnˈjɒ̃/, /-ɒn/

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.

Translations

steak cut of beef

• Bulgarian: филе́-миньо́н n (filé-minjón)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 菲力牛排 (zh) (fěilì niúpái), 腓力牛排 (féilì niúpái)

• Finnish: filet mignon
• French: filet mignon (fr)
• Ladino: bonfilé
• Russian: филе́-миньо́н n (filé-minʹón)
• Spanish: filete miñón m

French

Etymology

Literally, “tender fillet”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.lɛ mi.ɲɔ̃/

Noun

filet mignon m (plural filets mignons)

1. filet mignon