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.

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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

Example Sentences

The five-time major champion goes back to his roots with Irish champ as a main course side dish to accompany either wagyu filet mignon or seared salmon.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

I usually order a ribeye at similar restaurants, but our server highly recommended the filet mignon flight, which was positively decadent.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Weaving a Dan Brown-esque plot device into a novel of post-Soviet broken-home melancholy feels a lot like filet mignon served with a side of microwave mac and cheese.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

"It's filet mignon or elections," Tremosa said, adding that the Socialists could begin by making symbolic gestures - for instance by allowing the use of the Catalan language in the European Union parliament.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2023

Jonas played along, scanning the thing as if there was suddenly something new there—rabbit cassoulet, filet mignon.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby