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mignon.

cute (of a baby, an animal, etc.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/mi.ɲɔ̃/

  1. cute (of a baby, an animal, etc.)

  2. cute (sexually attractive)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French mignon, from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minjō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minna (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnia (“love”), Old Dutch minna (Dutch min). More at mind.

noun/mi.ɲɔ̃/

  1. a small pastry

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French mignon, from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minjō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minna (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnia (“love”), Old Dutch minna (Dutch min). More at mind.

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