FILET MIGNON


Meaning of FILET MIGNON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfi-(ˌ)lā-mēn-ˈyōⁿ, fi-ˌlā- ]

noun

( plural filets mignons ˌfi-(ˌ)lā-mēn-ˈyōⁿz, fi-ˌlā-)

Etymology: French, literally, dainty fillet

Date: 1835

: a thick slice of beef cut from the narrow end of a beef tenderloin

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