bonheur-du-jour

See also: bonheur du jour

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ.nœʁ.dy.ʒuʁ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -uʁ

Noun

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

(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

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