filet mignon
English
/fɪˈleɪ mɪnˈjõː(n)/
noun
Definitions
- A steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major, of the steer or heifer.
Etymology
Borrowed from French filet (fillet, net).
Origin
French
filet
Gloss
fillet, net
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fillet English
- Filet German
- filet Dutch, Flemish
- entrefilet French
- faux-filet French
- fil French
- filet French
- filet mignon French
- petit filet French
- филе Russian
- filete miñón Spanish, Castilian
- filet Norwegian Bokmål
- ヒレ Japanese
- フィレ Japanese
- フィレミニョン Japanese
- filet Polish
- filet Norwegian Nynorsk
- filet Danish
- phi lê Vietnamese
- فيليه Hijazi Arabic