a la

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"

English

Alternative forms

• à la (less common)
• ala (colloquial)

Etymology

From French à la.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æ læ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑ lɑ/

Preposition

a la

1. In the style or manner of.
   • 1971, The New York Times, Book review of Burning:

     [...] the flaming purification of Diane Johnson's Los Angeles a la Sodom and Gomorrah [...]

Adjective

a la (not comparable)

1. (UK, slang) pretentious.

See also

• -esque
• a la carte
• a la mode

Anagrams

• aal , AAL