la
pronunciation
How to pronounce la in British English:
UK [lɑ:]
How to pronounce la in American English:
US [lɑ]
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- Noun:
- the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
Word Origin
- la
- musical note (sixth note of the diatonic scale), early 14c., see gamut. It represents the initial syllable of Latin labii "of the lips."
Example
- 1. They 're waiting for la 's current food sensation .
- 2. On the way to la pagoda for dinner , zhu picked up a local real-estate circular .
- 3. Areas like mong la underscore the strategic conundrum for burma .
- 4. Favorable winds off africa and weak wind shear conditions influenced by la nia all contributed to storm development .
- 5. Big media companies sell their channels to cable outfits in bundles , not individually , so there 's no way we would get channels on an a la carte basis .