Ala Definition

ālə
alae
noun
A wing.
Webster's New World
A winglike structure, as a lobe of the ear or a side petal of a butterfly-shaped corolla.
Webster's New World
A wing or winglike structure or part.
American Heritage Medicine
A flat, winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
American Heritage Medicine
The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or either one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
American Heritage Medicine
abbreviation
Alabama.
Webster's New World
American Library Association.
Webster's New World
preposition
(colloquial) Alternative form of a la.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Ala

Noun

Singular:
ala
Plural:
alae

Origin of Ala

  • From French à la, by way of its English derivation a la.

    From Wiktionary

  • Originated 1730–40 from Latin āla (“wing”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin āla wing

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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