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Ala mode means to serve with ice cream on top, as in "Apple pie ala mode". It is a slice of apple pie with a scoop of ice cream on top.
"A la mode" means "served with ice cream."
A la mode is French for "in the manner of,". Americans changed it to mean pie topped with ice cream.
Precautions
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. Served with ice cream.
A La Mode
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A la mode means "in the fashion" or "in the manner". When referring to a dessert, it means with ice cream on top.
a la mode = "according to fashion" (In America, it usually means "with ice cream")
pie a la mode
apple pie with a portion of ice cream