mignon

noun

mi·​gnon mēn-ˈyōⁿ  min-ˈyȯn 

plural mignons

: filet mignon

Next came tender mignons of veal with pears; fillet of duck topped with a refreshing orange rind garnish … And we even made room for homemade chocolate.

—Alice Rubinstein Gochman

… you can match your mignons … with a glass of Château Pichon-Longueville-Lalande 1981.

—Harvey Steiman

Examples of mignon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While On The Rocks does serve whiskey on the rocks, a mignon menu dish is actually the muse behind the moniker. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1919, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mignon

• filet mignon

Rhymes for mignon

• chignon
• lignin