La is an old word which is defined as "Oh look!"
(interjection)An example of la used as an interjection is in the sentence, "La! What a beautiful bird!" which means "Oh look! What a beautiful bird!"
La is a syllable used for the sixth tone of the seven note diatonic scale - do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-si-do.
(noun)An example of la is a musical sound.
See la in Webster's New World College Dictionary
interjection
Origin: see lo
noun
Origin: ME < ML < labii, word of a Latin hymn: see gamut
See la in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Medieval Latin; see gamut
.interjection
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