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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024à la or a la/ˈɑ lɑ, ˈæ lə/USA pronunciation prep. - in the manner or style of: a poem à la Byron.
Ala., an abbreviation of:- Place NamesAlabama.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024à la (ä′ lä, ä′ lə; Fr. a la),USA pronunciation - according to;
in the manner of:a short poem à la Ogden Nash. - [Cookery.]
- prepared in the manner of, to the taste of, or by:chicken à la provençale.
- prepared with the ingredient of. Also, a la.
- French: short for à la mode de in the style of
- 1580–90
a•la (ā′lə),USA pronunciation n., pl. a•lae (ā′lē).USA pronunciation - Birdsa wing.
- Biologya winglike part, process, or expansion, as of a bone, shell, seed, or stem.
- Botanyeither of the two side petals of a flower in the legume family, as the pea.
- Antiquity, Architecture(in an ancient Roman house) a small room, as an alcove, opening into a larger room or courtyard.
- Latin āla wing, armpit, shoulder, representing *aks-lā, derivative of same base as axis axle (see axis1); see axle
- 1730–40
A•la (ä′lä),USA pronunciation n. Hus•sein (hŏŏ sān′),USA pronunciation 1888–1964, Iranian statesman and diplomat: premier in 1951 and from 1955 to 1957.
Ala, [Biochem.]- Biochemistryalanine.
Ala., - Place NamesAlabama.
A.L.A., - American Library Association.
- Associate in Liberal Arts.
- Authors League of America.
- Automobile Legal Association.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: à la /ɑː lɑː; æ lə; French: a la/ prep - in the manner or style of
- as prepared in (a particular place) or by or for (a particular person)
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, short for à la mode de in the style of |