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a la

Spanish, preposition/a la/

a la is a Spanish preposition meaning “a la; in the style or manner of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En el estilo o forma de. ej: huevo a la inglesa”.

What does a la mean in English?

preposition

  1. 1

    a la; in the style or manner of

  2. 2

    to the

    dos a la quinta

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

preposition: 1. En el estilo o forma de. ej: huevo a la inglesa

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce a la?

  • /a la/
  • [a la]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to a la

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.