# a la mode

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɑləˈməʊd/

## Definitions
1. Fashionable; in the current style or fashion.
2. Served with ice cream.
3. Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French à la mode (“in fashion”). The US sense was coined by polyglot restaurant owner John Gieriet in Minnesota in the 1800s though later attributed to Berry Hall and Charles Watson Townsend.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/a-la-mode