du jour
UK/duː ˈʒʊə/US/də ˈʒʊɹ/
du jour adjective: of the day; prepared for the day in question.
Adjective
du jour (not comparable)
- Of the day; prepared for the day in question
- The soup du jour is French onion.
- Currently stylish; en vogue; trendy; favoured now but likely temporary; latest.
- Beth came to the party with her boyfriend du jour.
- The high unemployment numbers are the government's excuse du jour for not doing anything about the environment.
Origin of du jour
Borrowed from French du jour (literally “of the day”).
Words formed from du jour
Words that rhyme with du jour
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- muir
- obscure
- amour
- assure
- boor
- immure
- impure
- lure
- recure
- immature
- inure
- manure
- moor
- cour
- Darfur
- demure
- fure
- insecure
- liqueur
- mure
- reassure
- roture
- Ruhr
- unsure
- adure
- allure
- bonheur du jour
- bonjour
- brochure
- bure
- chaussure
- combure
- couture
- de jour
- dhuhr
- dure
- guipure
- Kapur
- L'Anse Amour
- Namur
- parkour
- parure
- plat du jour
- poseur
- purpure
- smoor
- soup du jour
- spoor
Questions about du jour
- What does du jour mean?
- Du jour means of the day; prepared for the day in question.
- What part of speech is du jour?
- Du jour is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce du jour?
- Du jour is pronounced /duː ˈʒʊə/ (UK).
Words near du jour in the dictionary
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