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plat du jour

/ˌplɑ də ˈʒʊɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
plat -du jour
IPA
/ˌplɑ də ˈʒʊɹ/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The special dish for the day in a restaurant.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌplɑ də ˈʒʊɹ/
  • British English: /ˌplɑː duː ˈʒʊə/

Inflected Forms

plats du jour (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce plat du jour?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌplɑ də ˈʒʊɹ/.
What does plat du jour mean?
The special dish for the day in a restaurant.
Where does plat du jour come from?
It is traced to French.

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