Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filet mignon

/ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: filet mignon
IPA: /ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major, of the steer or heifer.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French filet (“fillet”) mignon (“tender”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

filets mignons (plural) filet mignons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce filet mignon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃/.
What does filet mignon mean?: A steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major, of the steer or heifer.
Where does filet mignon come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French filet (“fillet”) mignon (“tender”).

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