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View synonyms for soup du jour

soup du jour

or soup de jour

[ soop duh zhoor ]

noun

  1. the soup featured by a restaurant on a particular day.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of soup du jour1

First recorded in 1940–45, soup du jour is from French soupe du jour “soup of the day”
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Example Sentences

“Is the soup du jour made with fresh or dried jour?”

“Ask what yesterday's soup du jour was before today's special,” he said.

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I asked to have the soup du jour instead, and checked the menu.

“This week, the soup du jour is Coumadin errors . . . then next week, it’s insulin errors.”

Those refueling at midday will find big salads, hearty sandwiches and soup du jour.

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