du jour

[duh zhoor, doo, dy zhoor]

adjective

1. as prepared on the particular day; of the kind being served today.

   The soup du jour is split pea.

2. fashionable; current.

   environmentalism and other issues du jour.

du jour

/ duː ˈʒɔː, dy ʒur /

adjective

1. informal,  (postpositive) currently very fashionable or popular

   the young writer du jour

Word History and Origins

Origin of du jour¹

< French: of the day

Word History and Origins

Origin of du jour¹

C20: from French, literally: of the day (as used on restaurant menus of items that change daily)