plat du jour

American  

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

noun

plural

plats du jour

1. the special or featured dish of the day on a restaurant menu.

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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

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Etymology

Origin of plat du jour

1905–10; < French: dish of the day

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

The waitress sauntered off, and within minutes, served me what was to be my plat du jour, for every “jour” that week.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2017

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