filet mignon

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

noun, plural fi·lets mi·gnons [fi-ley min-yonz, min-yonz; French fee-le mee-nyawn] /fɪˈleɪ mɪnˈyɒnz, ˈmɪn yɒnz; French fi lɛ miˈnyɔ̃/.

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

Origin of filet mignon

1905–10; < French: dainty fillet

Words nearby filet mignon

British Dictionary definitions for filet mignon

filet mignon
/ (ˈfɪleɪ ˈmiːnjɒn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for filet mignon

from French, literally: dainty fillet