mignon
Portuguese, noun/mĩˈɲõ/
mignon is spelled M-I-G-N-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,952nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mignon is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “clipping of filé mignon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does mignon mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineclipping of filé mignon
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinemignon (small and dainty)
- 2
Brazilfemininemasculineslangcute (sexually attractive)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of mignon
- mignons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mignon?
- Brazil /mĩˈɲõ/
- Brazil [mĩˈj̃õ]
- Portugal /miˈɲõ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mignon in Portuguese?
mignon appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).