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plat du jour

American  
[plah duh zhoor, pla dy zhoor] / ˈplɑ də ˈʒʊər, pla dü ˈʒur /

noun

plats du jour plural
  1. the special or featured dish of the day on a restaurant menu.


plat du jour British  
/ ˈplɑː də ˈʒʊə, pla dy ʒur /

noun

  1. the specially prepared or recommended dish of the day on a restaurant's menu

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of plat du jour

1905–10; < French: dish of the day

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Feast on the plat du jour during lunch and charcuterie boards for dinner while sampling bottles of poulsard.

From Washington Post Mar. 18, 2022

He will offer a daily blue-plate special he’s calling plat du jour, and plans to bring back the lavish hotel buffet salad bar.

From New York Times Sep. 6, 2016

But are both companies missing out on the plat du jour: the upscale burger?

From US News Jun. 17, 2016

People-watching is at a premium day and night at classic French-food haunts like rue Cler's Cafe du Marche, where the plat du jour is described on a blackboard menu.

From Seattle Times Feb. 7, 2011

I sat down and asked the waiter what the plat du jour was.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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