Meaning & use
soup du jour
The particular soup that a restaurant is serving as its special selection on a given day.
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The waiter recommended the soup du jour, a rich tomato basil made fresh that morning.
Ask your server about today's soup du jour before ordering an appetizer.
A note on using this word
Soup du jour is a French phrase meaning "soup of the day," commonly used on English-language restaurant menus without translation.
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