/ah" lah, ah" leuh/ ; Fr. /ann lann/
1. according to; in the manner of: a short poem à la Ogden Nash.
2. Cookery.
a. prepared in the manner of, to the taste of, or by: chicken à la provençale.
b. prepared with the ingredient of. Also, a la .
[ 1580-90; à la mode de in the style of ]