Phrase guide

filet mignon

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃/
  • /fɪˈleɪ mɪnˈjɒ̃/
  • /-ɒn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fillet, filet

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: филе́-миньо́н (filé-minjón) — steak cut of beef
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菲力牛排 (fěilì niúpái) — steak cut of beef
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腓力牛排 (féilì niúpái) — steak cut of beef
  • Finnish: filet mignon — steak cut of beef
  • French: filet mignon — steak cut of beef
  • Ladino: bonfilé — steak cut of beef
  • Portuguese: filé mignon — steak cut of beef
  • Russian: филе́-миньо́н (filé-minʹón) — steak cut of beef
  • Spanish: filete miñón — steak cut of beef
  • Turkish: bonfile — steak cut of beef