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/
- 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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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