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 […]

Related terms

• à la carte
• à la King
• a la minute
• a la mode
• à la russe
• chicken à la King
• service à la française
• service à la russe

 

Anagrams

• AAL, Aal, aal

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Danish

Preposition

a la

1. Alternative form of à la

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• à la

Etymology

Borrowed from French à la (“in the style or manner of”), short for a la mode (“in fashion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alːa/

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• Rhymes: -alːa
• Hyphenation: a‧la
• Homophones: Allah, à la

Preposition

a la

1. a la (in the style or manner of)
   • 1899, Jonas Lie, Faste Forland, page 12:

     Fastes skjødesløse paaklædning – aldeles a la den gamle

     Faste's careless attire - completely a la the old one

   • 1931 November 14, A-magasinet:

     i «à la», som betyr «à la manière de», d.v.s. som det er brukt der og der hos den og den person, ligger ikke alene en historisk erindring, men deri skjuler sig ofte hemmeligheten ved [mat]rettenes egenartethet

     i «à la», which means «à la manière de», i.e. as it is used there and there in this and that person, lies not only a historical memory, but often hides the secret of the peculiarity of [food] dishes

   • 2005, Knut Borge and Tore Skoglund, Alt for Norge og vel så det:

     ymter noen om belønning a la permisjon til jul?

     does anyone claim rewards a la leave for Christmas?

   • 2008, Jon Michelet, Brev fra de troende:

     boka spiller opp mot det klassiske krim-mysteriet, a la Agatha Christie

     the book plays against the classic crime mystery, a la Agatha Christie

   biff a la Lindström

   beef a la Lindström

   taklampen vår er noe a la den dere har

   our ceiling lamp is something a la the one you have

See also

• a la carte
• a la carte-servering
• a la grecque
• a la mode

 

References

• “a la” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “à_la” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “à la” in Store norske leksikon

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Preposition

a la

1. Alternative spelling of à la

Anagrams

• ala, à la

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Spanish

Etymology

From French à la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a la/, [a la]

Preposition

a la

1. a la; in the style or manner of