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filet mignon

American  
[fi-ley min-yon, min-yon, fee-le mee-nyawn] / fɪˈleɪ mɪnˈyɒn, ˈmɪn yɒn, fi lɛ miˈnyɔ̃ /

noun

plural

filets mignons

  1. a small, tender round of steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin.

filet mignon British  
/ ˈfɪleɪ ˈmiːnjɒn /

noun

  1. a small tender boneless cut of beef from the inside of the loin

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Etymology

Origin of filet mignon

1905–10; < French: dainty fillet

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