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à la mode

   [ah luh mohd, al-uh-; Fr. a la mawd]
–adjective
1. in or according to the fashion.
2. Cookery.
a. (of pie or other dessert) served with a portion of ice cream, often as a topping: apple pie à la mode.
b. (of beef) larded and braised or stewed with vegetables, herbs, etc., and served with a rich brown gravy.
Also, a la mode, alamode.

Origin:
1640–50; < F
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Language Translation for : à la mode
Spanish: de moda, German: modern, Japanese: 流行の
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à la mode     (ä'lə mōd', āl'ə)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. According to the prevailing style or fashion.
  2. Served with ice cream: apple pie à la mode.


[French : à, in + la, the + mode, fashion.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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à la mode 
1649, from Fr., lit. "in the fashion" (15c.). In 17c., sometimes nativized as all-a-mode. Cookery sense of a dessert served with ice cream is 1903, Amer.Eng.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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