soup du jour

or soup de jour

[ soop duh zhoor ]

noun

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

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”

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

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

From Time

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

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

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

From Seattle Times