mignon

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.

Noun

1. (obsolete, rare) A cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.
2. (historical) One of the court favourites of Henry III of France.

Sinónimos

delicately small

cutesy

kawaii

Traducións

مغنون

قشيب

bufó

mignon

mignonne

carina

grazioso

zoetjes

dottig

vertederend

bonita

linda

nanay

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈmɪnjɒn/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Relativo a Old High German: minnja

Relativo a Old Saxon: minnea

Relativo a neerlandés: minnen

In summary

From French mignon, from Middle French mignon (“lover, darling, favourite”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnjo (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minnja (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnea (“love”). More at mind. Compare Dutch minnen (“to love”). Doublet of minion.