bonheur du jour

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bonheur-du-jour (literally “daytime delight”), conjectured to be from its sudden rise in popularity.

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. (singular and plural) IPA(key): /bɒˌnɜː d(j)uː ˈʒʊə/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. (singular and plural) IPA(key): /bəˌnɝ d(j)u ˈʒʊɹ/, /bəˌnɝ də ˈʒʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: bon‧heur du jour

Noun

bonheur du jour (plural bonheurs du jour)

  1. (historical, furniture) An 18th- and 19th-century lady's portable writing desk with a raised back.

Translations

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