carte du jour

[ kahrtduh-zhoor, doo, dyoo; French kart dy-zhoor ]
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noun,plural cartes du jour [kahrtsduh-zhoor, doo, dyoo; French kart dy-zhoor]. /ˈkɑrts də ˈʒʊər, du, dyu; French kart dü ˈʒur/.

Origin of carte du jour

1
1935–40; <French: menu of the day

Words Nearby carte du jour

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How to use carte du jour in a sentence

  • Jack held the carte du jour: the waiter was at his elbow; Farrell sat opposite, waiting.

    Foe-Farrell | Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • Upon the carte du jour at Restaurant Sowee was written Grouse.

    Mount Rainier | Various
  • Our carte du jour for supper was a duplicate of the dinner, only it was stone cold.

    Broke | Edwin A. Brown
  • The cuisine of the restaurant Belvedere, with its attractive carte du jour, took us into the real atmosphere of the country.

    Europe from a Motor Car | Russell Richardson
  • The marquis would extend to the proprietor the menu, "Voila, m'sieu, la carte du jour."

British Dictionary definitions for carte du jour

carte du jour

/ (ˈkɑːt də ˈʒʊə, duː, French kart dy ʒur) /


nounplural cartes du jour (ˈkɑːts də ˈʒʊə, duː, French kart dy ʒur)
  1. a menu listing dishes available on a particular day

Origin of carte du jour

1
French, literally: card of the day

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