mignon
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8.2
- noun
- /mɪnˈjɒn/
- Specialized
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filet mignon
- My father and Lou ordered filet mignon, and when the waiter set down their plates, my father leaned over and began to cut his friend's steak.
- filet mignon
- grilled filet mignon
- mignon steak
So now we are ready to serve our man the filet mignon.
- So now we are ready to serve our man the filet mignon.
- They usually provide, like, free rice, kimchi, la mignon.
- That's all I eat was filet mignon and if I was allowed to have some cards would be a baked potato.
Examples
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For the main course, I had a great filet mignon.
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We'll be eating filet mignon all night long.
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We also have a filet mignon.
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We're fresh out of filet mignon.
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I'll take the filet mignon.
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What I want's a filet mignon, cheese, and some champagne.
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Do I choose the filet mignon or the lobster?
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I have the filet mignon with some shrimp, some potatoes and then also the zucchini pepper sofrito.
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Tonight we have filet mignon, veal parmesan, baked Alaska, chicken cacciatore, and mac and cheese.
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The restaurant is famous for its tender filet mignon served with a rich red wine sauce.
Synonyms
17
3.7
A cut of meat from near the spine that is soft and easy to cut for special meals
12
7.7
A small, very tender steak cut from the thick end of beef tenderloin
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3.2
A cut of beef from the loin that is very tender and used for steaks
Compounds
How Tender
- Specialized
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3.7
- Specialized
18
8.2
8
2.9
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2.9
4
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mignon comes from French mignon, which means 'dainty' or 'small and lovely', and you meet it in filet mignon, the famous small, tender cut of meat. That is why mignon in cooking means a small, tender piece served as a delicacy.