a la
/ˌɑ lɑ/preposition
a la is a preposition meaning “In the style or manner of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-L-A.
What does a la mean?
preposition
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In the style or manner of.
[…] the flaming purification of Diane Johnson's Los Angeles a la Sodom and Gomorrah […]
preposition
- 1
Alternative form of a la.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce a la?
- UK /ˌæ læ/
- US /ˌɑ lɑ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-a_la.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of a la
- à la
- ala
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with a la
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: ala (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
A la in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in the style or manner of:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does a la come from?
Borrowed from French à la.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).