"a la mode" meaning in English

See a la mode in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɑləˈməʊd/, /ˌæləˈməʊd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-a la mode.wav
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: fashionable Translations (fashionable): muodikas (Finnish), a la moda (Spanish)
    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 85 10 1 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 55 40 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 61 32 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 63 32 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 60 37 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 66 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 14 65 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 67 29 1
  3. (cooking) Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables. Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-a_la_mode-en-adj-IfUHWnf1 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: à la mode, alamode, ala mode

Adverb

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

Alternative forms

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