à la mode
[ah lah MOHD]
French for “in the manner (or mode) [of],” referring to the style in which a dish is prepared. The term has been Americanized to also mean pie topped with ice cream.
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à la mode [ah lah MOHD] French for “in the manner (or mode) [of],” referring to the style in which a dish is prepared....