Meaning & use
soup du jour
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Meaning
nouncountable
The soup that a restaurant offers on a particular day in addition to its regular menu.
Grammar: Used with the: the soup du jour is tomato. The French phrase stays unchanged.
Patterns
- the soup du jour
- ask about the soup du jour
I will have the soup du jour, please, and a slice of bread.
The soup du jour is mushroom and barley today.
What is the soup du jour, and is it vegetarian?
Word forms
| plural | soups du jour |
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Common combinations
- the soup du jour
- The waiter said the soup du jour was carrot and ginger.
- order the soup du jour
- I always order the soup du jour at this café.
- soup du jour special
- The soup du jour special comes with a roll.
- choose the soup du jour
- Let me choose the soup du jour for a light lunch.
- today's soup du jour
- Today's soup du jour is written on the blackboard.
Synonyms and how they differ
- soup of the day
- Soup of the day is the plain English version, found on more casual menus, and soup du jour sounds a little more upscale.
- daily special
- Daily special can be any dish, while soup du jour is limited to soup.
- chef's special
- Chef's special highlights a dish the cook recommends, which may not change every day.
Word family
Commonly confused: soup du jour or soupçon?
soup du jour vs soupçon
A soupçon is a tiny amount of something, such as a soupçon of salt. It is unrelated to soup despite the look.
Practice
At the cafe, the waiter said the ____ was lentil, and it changed every day.
Choose one answer.
Soup du jour is the established French phrase meaning soup of the day. The other options are made-up word orders.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “soup du jour”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.