a la mode

See also: alamode and à la mode

English
Pie à la mode

Alternative forms

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

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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