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concours d'élégance

[ French kawn-koor dey-ley-gahns; English kong-koor del-i-gahns, -gans ]

noun

, plural con·cours d'é·lé·gance [kaw, n, -koo, r, dey-ley-, gahns, kong-, koorz, del-i-, gahns, -, gans].
  1. a public exhibition and competition in which automobiles or other vehicles are judged, chiefly on the basis of elegance and beauty.

concours d'élégance

/ kɔ̃kur deleɡɑ̃s /

noun

  1. a parade of cars or other vehicles, prizes being awarded to the most elegant, best designed, or best turned-out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of concours d'élégance1

1935–40; < French: literally, elegance competition

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