a la
In the fashion
A la means in the style or manner of, borrowed from French: a dessert a la the French countryside, comedy a la Mel Brooks.
The phrase appears in culinary terms like a la carte (ordering individual items rather than a set meal) and a la mode (with ice cream, in American usage).
Often spelled with the accent: à la.
- foreignismNon-native linguistic borrowing
- imitationCopy of the original
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- homageExpression of deep respect
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
adaptation · pastiche · alike · loanword · borrowing · parody · transliteration · neologism · ad libitum · derivative · fusion · phraseology · hybridization · idiom · influenced · tribute · menu · according
originality/derivation
a laoriginal
First or inventive
authentic · sui generis · one of a kind · novel · unique
specificity of influence
a launlike
Not similar to
contrary to · in contrast to · breaking with · generic · standard