soup du jour


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soup du jour

 (so͞op′ də zho͝or′)
n. pl. soups du jour
A soup featured by a restaurant on a given day.
[French soupe du jour : soupe, soup + du, of the + jour, day.]
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soup du jour

(ˈsup də ˈʒʊər)
n.
the soup featured by a restaurant on a particular day.
[1940–45; < French soupe du jour soup of the day]
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Noun1.soup du jour - the soup that a restaurant is featuring on a given daysoup du jour - the soup that a restaurant is featuring on a given day
soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
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