: a soup offered by a restaurant on a particular day

Examples of soup du jour in a Sentence

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McCaffrey acted as if he’d been asked what the soup du jour was. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024 In an industry once dominated by matte foundations and theater-grade contour kits, sheer skin tints and finger-painterly balms are makeup's soup du jour. Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 26 Sep. 2022 A la carte items include a deluxe salad bar ($3), a bowl of soup du jour ($2) and desserts ($2). Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2021 The soup du jour, teeming with chunks of beef, potatoes and green beans, was similarly light but with a potent, fiery broth. Alaska Dispatch News, 13 Sep. 2017 Ask what yesterday’s soup du jour was before today’s special. Lindsay Silberman, Town & Country, 31 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

partial translation of French soupe du jour soup of the day

First Known Use

circa 1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soup du jour was circa 1945

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“Soup du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup%20du%20jour. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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