Phrase guide

plat du jour

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌplɑː duː ˈʒʊə/
  • General-American: /ˌplɑ də ˈʒʊɹ/
  • General-American: /ˌplɑ du ˈʒʊɹ/
  • rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)

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noun

Meaning 1

The special dish for the day in a restaurant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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