Etymology

soup du jour

Today it means: Soup of the day; today's soup; whatever soup is sold under that name in a particular restaurant and/or on a particular day. Full definition →

French soupe du jour
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  1. French · borrowed fromsoupe du jour
  2. English todaysoup du jour

From French soupe du jour (literally “soup of the day”). See du jour.

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