plat du jour
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of plat du jour
1905–10; < French: dish of the day
Example Sentences
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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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