1. with ice cream on top or on the side; - Example: "we served the apple pie a la mode"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
a la mode
adv 1: with ice cream on top or on the side; "we served the
apple pie a la mode"
adj 1: in the current fashion or style [syn: latest, a la
mode(p), in style(p), in vogue(p), modish]