déjeuner à la fourchette

[ dey-zhœ-ney a la foor-shet ]

noun

, French.

, plural dé·jeu·ners à la four·chette [dey-zh, œ, -ney , a, l, a, foo, r, -, shet].

1. a luncheon or light meal, especially one at which eggs, meat, etc., are served.

Word History and Origins

Origin of déjeuner à la fourchette¹

Literally, “lunch with the fork”