filet mignon
filet mignon · filets mignons · filet mignons
филе-миньон
A steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major, of the steer or heiferA steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major, of the steer or heifer.
/ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃/
» I'm having the filet mignon.
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major, of the steer or heifer.
филе́-миньо́нfilé-minʹón
small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin
Examples
2 sentencesI'm having the filet mignon.
The filet mignon at Benedito's restaurant is juicy and tender.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
steak cut of beef:
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French filet (“fillet”) mignon (“tender”).Unadapted borrowing from French filet (“fillet”) mignon (“tender”).
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Forms
plural: filets mignons / filet mignons| Singular | filet mignon |
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| Plural | filets mignons / filet mignons |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable