filet mignon

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

noun

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

OriginFrench filet →
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Meanings

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

plural filets mignons · plural filet mignons

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

Origin

  1. Frenchfilet“fillet”
  2. Englishfilet mignon

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

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Translations

Bulgarian филе́-миньо́н
  • филе́-миньо́н (filé-minjón)steak cut of beef
Chinese Mandarin 菲力牛排, 腓力牛排
  • 菲力牛排 (fěilì niúpái)steak cut of beef
  • 腓力牛排 (féilì niúpái)steak cut of beef
Finnish filet mignon
  • filet mignonsteak cut of beef
French filet mignon
  • filet mignonsteak cut of beef
Portuguese filé mignon
  • filé mignonsteak cut of beef
Russian филе́-миньо́н
  • филе́-миньо́н (filé-minʹón)steak cut of beef
Spanish filete miñón
  • filete miñónsteak cut of beef
Turkish bonfile
  • bonfilesteak cut of beef
Cite this entry
APA

filet mignon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filet%20mignon

MLA

“filet mignon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filet%20mignon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filet mignon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filet%20mignon.

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