a la

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a la

/ˌæ læ/ UK
/ˌɑ lɑ/ US

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Borrowed from French à la.

preposition à la · ala

In the style or manner of. […] the flaming purification of Diane Johnson's Los Angeles a la Sodom and Gomorrah […]

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prep in the style or manner of

Español	a la, al
Português	à
Русский	а-ля a-lja

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"a la." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/a%20la. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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a la. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/a%20la

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"a la." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/a%20la.

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@misc{a_la_2026,
  title = {a la},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/a%20la},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}