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ala¹

  • /ˈeɪ.lə/ US

Rhymes with -eɪlə

Where it comes from

Originated 1730–40, borrowed from Latin āla (“wing”). Doublet of aisle.

noun alae · alæ

  1. A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
  2. The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
  3. In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.

ala²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French à la, by way of its English derivation a la.

preposition

  1. alternative, colloquial Alternative form of a la The film is told in reverse ala Memento.

Ala³

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of Ala.

ALA⁴

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of alpha linolenic acid
  2. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of aminolevulinic acid

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of American Library Association
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Acacia Leadership Academy
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of the Atlas of Living Australia

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: regrettably, unfortunately, unluckily, thr, wing, aal, alan, gly, like, area, per, allah, alliance, faa, alabama, lys

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noun side petal of certain flowers

Русскийвесло́ vesló, крыло́ kryló

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@misc{ala_2026,
  title = {ala},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ala},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}