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carte du jour

[ kahrt duh zhoor, doo, dyoo; French kart dy zhoor ]

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noun

, plural cartes du jour [kahrts, d, uh, , zhoor, doo, dyoo, k, a, r, t d, y, , zhoor].

carte du jour

/ duː; ˈkɑːt də ˈʒʊə; kart dy ʒur /

1935–40; < French: menu of the day

French, literally: card of the day

Jack held the carte du jour: the waiter was at his elbow; Farrell sat opposite, waiting.

Upon the carte du jour at Restaurant Sowee was written Grouse.

Our carte du jour for supper was a duplicate of the dinner, only it was stone cold.

The cuisine of the restaurant Belvedere, with its attractive carte du jour, took us into the real atmosphere of the country.

The marquis would extend to the proprietor the menu, "Voila, m'sieu, la carte du jour."

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