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à la

or a la

[ ah lah, ah luh; French a la ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

preposition

according to; in the manner of:
a short poem à la Ogden Nash.
Cooking.
1. prepared in the manner of, to the taste of, or by:
  chicken à la provençale.
2. prepared with the ingredient of.

à la

/ a la; ɑː lɑː; æ lə /

preposition

in the manner or style of
as prepared in (a particular place) or by or for (a particular person)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of à la¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from French: short for à la mode de “in the style of”; à “at, in, to,” from Latin ad ad- ( def ); la, feminine of le “the,” from Latin ille “that” ( alligator ( def ) )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of à la¹

C17: from French, short for à la mode de in the style of

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Idioms and Phrases

Like, in the manner of, as in He hoped to break all records, à la Babe Ruth . This expression, an abbreviation of the French à la mode de (for “in the manner of”), has been used in English since the late 1500s.

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Example Sentences

Alamort, a-la-mort′, adj. half-dead: in a depressed condition: dejected.

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I was conducted to a very handsome apartment, and my health enquired after by the vizier's secretary, 'a-la-mode Turque!'

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Trout, a-la-Genevoise—Clean the fish well; put it into the stewpan, adding half champagne and half sherry wine.

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He was in good health and spirits, apparently, and 216looked every inch a soldier with his cloak a-la-militaire around him.

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Here friend Felix made most energetic signs, a-la Grimaldi, that he wanted some food and drink.

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