filet mignon
/ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃
/noun [mass noun]
A small tender piece of beef from the end of the undercut.In between, there's a tough but tasty cut of hanger steak, an absurdly tender filet mignon, and a classic twelve-ounce New York strip....
- It includes sirloin, filet mignon, flavour-packed sausages, roast beef, pork and lamb.
- I also need filet mignon, cheeseburgers, every type of ice cream and sorbet, plus fresh fruit and snacks.
Origin
French, literally 'dainty fillet'.
Rhymes
- set theory
- set the pace
- set the scene
- set the stage for
- set the wheels in motion
- set the world alight
- set the world on fire (also set the world alight)
- setting
- setting lotion
- settle
- settleable
- settlement
- Settlement, Act of
- settlement house
- settlement lease
- settlement scheme
- settle one's affairs (or estate)
- settle (or pay) a (or the) score
- settle (or square) accounts with
- settler
- settler's clock
- settle someone's hash
- settle the succession
- settling time
- settlor