- fashionable in style, design, etc
- (of meats) braised with vegetables in wine
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
à la mode or a la mode or a•la•mode/ˌɑ lɑ ˈmoʊd, ˌæ lə/USA pronunciation adj.
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Foreign Terms fashionable;
up-to-date:[only: be + ~]Her clothing was à la mode.
adv.
- Foodserved with ice cream: apple pie à la mode.
à la mode
(ä′ lə mōd′, al′ə-; Fr. a la môd′),USA pronunciation
al•a•mode (al′ə mōd′),USA pronunciation n.
- in or according to the fashion.
- [Cookery.]
- (of pie or other dessert) served with a portion of ice cream, often as a topping:apple pie à la mode.
- (of beef ) larded and braised or stewed with vegetables, herbs, etc., and served with a rich brown gravy.
- French
- 1640–50
al•a•mode (al′ə mōd′),USA pronunciation n.
- Textilesa lightweight, glossy silk fabric used in the manufacture of scarfs, hoods, etc.
- See à la mode.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
à la mode /ɑː lɑː ˈməʊd; æ lə; French: a la mɔd/ adj
'à la mode' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):