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a la mode

/ˌɑləˈməʊd/

a la mode adjective: fashionable; in the current style or fashion.

a la mode: fashionable; in the current style or fashion
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Adjective

a la mode

  1. Fashionable; in the current style or fashion.
    • Rosettes are the hottest trend right now, and it's looking so damn good on this à la mode crochet bikini set. When you're not beach or poolside, you could even match the triangle top with a sleek maxi or high-waisted bottoms.2023 June 16, Megan Uy, “25 Absolutely Gorgeous Crochet Clothing Pieces You Won’t Stop Wearing This Summer”, in Cosmopolitan
    Synonyms:
    a la mode/à la mode, all the rage, chic, sassy, cool, dapper, done, elegant, fashionable, groovy
  2. (US, postpositional) Served with ice cream.
    • Our pudding a la mode has a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
    • With a bowl of beef stew, apple pie a la mode, and two cups of coffee under his belt, Gus Wilson walked leisurely back to the Model Garage.1959 November, Martin Bunn, “Gus Pulls a Switch”, in Popular Science
  3. (postpositional) Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables.

Adverb

a la mode

  1. In a particular style or fashion.

a la mode meaning in Malayalam

a la mode in Malayalam

ലോകാചാരമനുസരിച്ച്, പരിഷ്‌കൃതരീതിയിൽ, ഏറ്റവും പുതിയ ഫാഷൻ അനുസരിച്ച്, പരിഷ്‌കൃതരീതിയിലുള്ള, ഏറ്റവും പുതിയ ഫാഷൻ അനുസരിച്ചുള്ള

Synonyms of a la mode

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Forms of a la mode

alternative formà la mode
alternative formalamode
alternative formala mode

Origin of a la mode

Unadapted borrowing from French à la mode (“in fashion”). The US sense was coined by polyglot restaurant owner John Gieriet in Minnesota in the 1800s though later attributed to Berry Hall and Charles Watson Townsend.

Words formed from a la mode

Questions about a la mode

What does a la mode mean?
A la mode means fashionable; in the current style or fashion.
What is a la mode in Malayalam?
A la mode in Malayalam is ലോകാചാരമനുസരിച്ച്, പരിഷ്‌കൃതരീതിയിൽ, ഏറ്റവും പുതിയ ഫാഷൻ അനുസരിച്ച്. See A la mode meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is a la mode?
A la mode can be an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce a la mode?
A la mode is pronounced /ˌɑləˈməʊd/.

Words near a la mode in the dictionary

  1. a kin
  2. A Kung Ngam
  3. a la
  4. a la carte
  5. a la minute
  6. a la mode
  7. A language
  8. A languages
  9. A Laracha
  10. a leopard can't change its spots
  11. a leopard cannot change its spots

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Adapted from Wiktionary: a la mode (page history and authors); a la mode (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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