| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| filet mignon |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fi·let mi·gnon |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f -l  m n-yô  , fl |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. fi·lets mi·gnons ( f-l mn-yô, fl)
A small, round, very choice cut of beef from the loin. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French : filet, fillet + mignon, dainty.
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