a la mode





See also: alamode and à la mode



Contents






  • 1 English


    • 1.1 Alternative forms


    • 1.2 Etymology


    • 1.3 Adjective


      • 1.3.1 Synonyms




    • 1.4 Adverb







English




Pie à la mode



Alternative forms



  • à la mode

  • alamode



Etymology


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.



Adjective


a la mode (not comparable)




  1. Fashionable; in the current style or fashion.


  2. (US) Served with ice cream.
    Our pie a la mode has a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.


    • November 1959, "Martin Bunn", Popular Science, Gus Pulls a Switch:
      With a bowl of beef stew, apple pie a la mode, and two cups of coffee under his belt, Gus Wilson walked leisurely back to the Model Garage.



  3. Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables.



Synonyms



  • (fashionable): cool, trendy, classy


Adverb


a la mode (comparative more a la mode, superlative most a la mode)


  1. In a particular style or fashion.



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