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à la mode

 
Dictionary: à la mode   (ä'lə mōd', ăl'ə) pronunciation
adj.
  1. According to the prevailing style or fashion.
  2. Served with ice cream: apple pie à la mode.

[French : à, in + la, the + mode, fashion.]


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Food and Nutrition: à la mode
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Beef braised in the classic way; also (in USA) fruit or other sweet pie served with ice cream.

[ah lah MOHD] French for "in the manner (or mode) [of]," referring to the style in which a dish is prepared. The term has been Americanized to also mean pie topped with ice cream.

Thesaurus: a la mode
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adjective

    Being or in accordance with the current fashion: chic, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, smart, stylish, swank, swanky, trig. Informal classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy. Slang with-it. Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in the current fashion or style
  Synonyms: in style, in vogue, modish


The adverb a la mode has one meaning:

Meaning #1: with ice cream on top or on the side


 
 

 

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