a la mode

/,ɑ:lə'moud/
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a la mode

Apple pie a la mode is a classic dessert.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • In the current fashion or style: Describes something that is fashionable, trendy, or stylish at a given time.

  2. Adverb:

    • With ice cream on top or on the side: Used to describe a dessert, typically pie or cake, that is served with a scoop of ice cream.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Her dress was very a la mode for the season. (Her dress was very fashionable for the season.)
    • The restaurant's decor is completely a la mode. (The restaurant's decor is completely in style.)

  • Adverb (in relation to food):

    • Would you like your apple pie a la mode? (Would you like your apple pie with ice cream?)
    • The menu lists the brownie sundae a la mode. (The menu lists the brownie sundae served with ice cream.)
Advanced Usage
  • The adjectival use is often found in more formal or descriptive writing about fashion and trends.
  • The adverbial use is almost exclusively culinary and is a fixed phrase on menus in English-speaking countries.
Variants and Related Words
  • A la mode is a loan phrase from French ("à la mode"), meaning "in the fashion." In English, it retains the French spelling but is often written without accents.
  • Mode (n): A way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced. Also, a prevailing fashion or style.
  • Fashionable (adj): Similar in meaning to the adjectival use of "a la mode."
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Fashionable, stylish, trendy, in vogue, chic.
  • Adverb: With ice cream, topped with ice cream.
Related Phrases
  • A la carte: A menu term meaning each dish is priced separately (from French).
  • A la king: A dish, especially chicken, served in a cream sauce with pimentos and mushrooms.
Notes on Usage
  • When used as an adjective, "a la mode" typically follows a linking verb like "be" or "seem."
  • When used as an adverb in the culinary sense, it always follows the name of the dessert it describes (e.g., "pie a la mode").
  • The phrase is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs or idioms beyond the two primary meanings listed.
a la mode

Apple pie a la mode is a classic dessert.

Adjective
  1. in the current fashion or style
Adverb
  1. with ice cream on top or on the side
    • we served the apple pie a la mode

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