plat du jour

UK/ˌplɑː duː ˈʒʊə/US/ˌplɑ də ˈʒʊɹ/US/ˌplɑ du ˈʒʊɹ/

noun

The special dish for the day in a restaurant.

OriginFrench plat du jour →
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Meanings

nounplat du jour (plural plats du jour)

plural plats du jour

  1. The special dish for the day in a restaurant.

Origin

  1. Frenchplat du jour
  2. Englishplat du jour

Borrowed from French plat du jour (literally “dish of the day”). See du jour.

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Translations

Arabic طَبَق اليَوْم
  • طَبَق اليَوْم (ṭabaq al-yawm)daily special in a restaurant
Chinese Mandarin 今日特餐
  • 今日特餐 (jīnrì tè cān)daily special in a restaurant
Dutch dagschotel
  • dagschoteldaily special in a restaurant
Finnish päivän erikoinen, päivän annos
  • päivän erikoinendaily special in a restaurant
  • päivän annosdaily special in a restaurant
French plat du jour
  • plat du jourdaily special in a restaurant
German Tagesgericht
  • Tagesgerichtdaily special in a restaurant
Greek πιάτο ημέρας
  • πιάτο ημέρας (piáto iméras)daily special in a restaurant
Icelandic réttur dagsins
  • réttur dagsinsdaily special in a restaurant
Italian piatto del giorno
  • piatto del giornodaily special in a restaurant
Japanese 日替わり, 日替わり料理
  • 日替わり (higawari)daily special in a restaurant
  • 日替わり料理 (higawari ryōri)daily special in a restaurant
Polish danie dnia
  • danie dniadaily special in a restaurant
Portuguese prato do dia
  • prato do diadaily special in a restaurant
Russian дежу́рное блю́до
  • дежу́рное блю́до (dežúrnoje bljúdo)daily special in a restaurant
Spanish plato del día
  • plato del díadaily special in a restaurant
Swedish dagens rätt
  • dagens rättdaily special in a restaurant

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with plat du jour

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Cite this entry
APA

plat du jour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plat%20du%20jour

MLA

“plat du jour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plat%20du%20jour. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plat du jour,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plat%20du%20jour.

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