filet mignonnoun [ U or C ]
uk/ˌfɪl.eɪ ˈmiː.njɔ̃ːŋ//ˌfɪl.eɪ miːˈnjɑːn/a very high-quality piece of beef
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Kinds of meat
- bacon
- biltong
- broiler
- capon
- chicken
- fryer
- gammon
- guinea fowl
- ham
- meat
- Parma ham
- partridge
- pastrami
- pheasant
- pork
- squab
- trotter
- turkey
- veal
- venison
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Examples from literature
- Filet mignon, or fillet of beef, both of them surrounded by little clumps of vegetables share with chicken casserole in being the life-savers of the hostess who has one waitress in her dining-room.
- Her heart sank as lead, and a tear fell upon her filet mignon.
- She confided to us that she could cook vegetables so artistically that the palate would believe them to be filet mignon, with champagne sauce.