English Explanatory Dictionary

a la mode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fashionable; in the current style or fashion.
  2. Served with ice cream.
  3. Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables.
adv
  1. In a particular style or fashion.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-a la mode.wav /ˌɑləˈməʊd/ /ˌæləˈməʊd/

Word forms

a la mode à la mode alamode ala mode

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

a la mode/à la mode all the rage chic sassy cool dapper done elegant fashionable groovy happening hep hip in in fashion jaunty modish natty on fleek on trend pizazzy spiffing spiffy styleworthy stylish smart snazzy tasteful tippy trendy voguish up-to-the-minute with-it zhoosh

Derived words

alamodality
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