ala
a wing.
a winglike part, process, or expansion, as of a bone, shell, seed, or stem.
either of the two side petals of a flower in the legume family, as the pea.
(in an ancient Roman house) a small room, as an alcove, opening into a larger room or courtyard.
Origin of ala
1Other definitions for Ala (2 of 6)
Hus·sein [hoo-seyn], /hʊˈseɪn/, 1888–1964, Iranian statesman and diplomat: premier in 1951 and from 1955 to 1957.
Other definitions for Ala (3 of 6)
Other definitions for à la (4 of 6)
or a la
according to; in the manner of: a short poem à la Ogden Nash.
Cooking.
prepared in the manner of, to the taste of, or by: chicken à la provençale.
prepared with the ingredient of.
Origin of à la
4Other definitions for Ala. (5 of 6)
Alabama.
Other definitions for A.L.A. (6 of 6)
American Library Association.
Associate in Liberal Arts.
Authors League of America.
Automobile Legal Association.
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How to use ala in a sentence
When it is from fifty to sixty feet in length, devote one fourth of the length to the alae.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusHelpless and exhausted, the poor alae told Maui to take two hau sticks and rub them together.
Legends of Wailuku | Charlotte HapaiAlae (Hawaiian gallinule): Native bird figuring largely in Hawaiian legends.
Legends of Wailuku | Charlotte HapaiAfter the habitat he adds: "Color Tetricis feminae; vertex subcristatus; a tergo colli duae parvae alae: singulae pennis quinque."
Extinct Birds | Walter RothschildThe larynx has the lateral sacculi well developed, though entirely concealed within the alae of the thyroid cartilage.
British Dictionary definitions for ala (1 of 3)
/ (ˈeɪlə) /
zoology a wing or flat winglike process or structure, such as a part of some bones and cartilages
botany a winglike part, such as one of the wings of a sycamore seed or one of the flat petals of a sweet pea flower
Origin of ala
1British Dictionary definitions for à la (2 of 3)
/ (ɑː lɑː, æ lə, French a la) /
in the manner or style of
as prepared in (a particular place) or by or for (a particular person)
Origin of à la
2British Dictionary definitions for Ala. (3 of 3)
Alabama
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Other Idioms and Phrases with ala
Like, in the manner of, as in He hoped to break all records, à la Babe Ruth. This expression, an abbreviation of the French à la mode de (for “in the manner of”), has been used in English since the late 1500s.
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