bonheur-du-jour

See also: bonheur du jour

French

bonheur-du-jour

Etymology

Literally, “daytime delight”, conjectured to be from its sudden rise in popularity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.nœʁ.dy.ʒuʁ/

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• Rhymes: -uʁ

Noun

bonheur-du-jour m (plural bonheurs-du-jour)

1. (historical, furniture) bonheur du jour (lady's writing desk)

   Hypernyms: bureau, secrétaire

Descendants

• → English: bonheur du jour

Further reading

• “bonheur-du-jour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• bonheur-du-jour on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr