"a la mode" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌɑləˈməʊd/, /ˌæləˈməʊd/
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. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|à la mode|t=in fashion}} Unadapted borrowing from French à la mode (“in fashion”) Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=a la mode}} a la mode
  1. Fashionable; in the current style or fashion. Synonyms: cool, trendy, classy Translations (fashionable): muodikas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-a_la_mode-en-adj-2v~BgwhP Disambiguation of 'fashionable': 96 3 0
  2. (US) Served with ice cream. Tags: US Categories (topical): Desserts
    Sense id: en-a_la_mode-en-adj-FGo~gdIe Disambiguation of Desserts: 4 88 7 1 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 56 38 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 64 25 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 64 24 8
  3. Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables.
    Sense id: en-a_la_mode-en-adj-IfUHWnf1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: à la mode, alamode, ala mode

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˌɑləˈməʊd/, /ˌæləˈməʊd/
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. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|à la mode|t=in fashion}} Unadapted borrowing from French à la mode (“in fashion”) Head templates: {{head|en|adverb|head=a la mode}} a la mode
  1. In a particular style or fashion. Translations (Translations): à la mode (Norwegian Bokmål), a la mode (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-a_la_mode-en-adv-vVF4pBYL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: à la mode, alamode, ala mode

Adverb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Head templates: {{head|nb|adverb|head=a la mode}} a la mode
  1. Alternative spelling of à la mode Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: à la mode
    Sense id: en-a_la_mode-nb-adv-mFr2OUfy Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for a la mode meaning in All languages combined (5.0kB)

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