filet mignon
noun
a small, tender round of steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin.
filets mignons
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pluralof filet mignon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As someone who’s eaten maybe one or two cow-based filets mignons in my whole life, I’m not really one to judge how accurate that description of a real steak is.
From The Verge ● Aug. 25, 2022
But the joy of this single-serve version, in which store-bought puff pastry envelops individual filets mignons, is that it’s significantly easier to assemble, making it much less intimidating.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
His schoolboy high jinks included accidentally consuming, as an afternoon snack, filets mignons meant to be served to Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2017
Chops with the bones removed, the tail ends wrapped around the meat and secured with wooden toothpicks or with small skewers until cooked, resemble in form filets mignons.
From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary
"Poulet chasseur, filets mignons sauce bearnaise," the man suggested.
From The Tragic Muse by James, Henry
