Ala vs Aba - What's the difference?
ala | aba |
(zoology) A wing or winglike structure.
(anatomy) A winglike anatomical process or part, especially of bone.
(botany) The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
(architecture) In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.
(colloquial)
* 2006 , WorstPreviews.com ,
* 2008 , (Film Threat) ,
* 2011 , (The Washington Post)''’s blog ''The Fix ,
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A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs.
* 1957 , Lawrence Durrell, Justine :
As a proper noun ala
is .As a noun aba is
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English
Etymology 1
Originated 1730–40 from (etyl) .Noun
References
* (wikipedia "ala") * *Etymology 2
From (etyl) , by way of its English derivation a la.Preposition
(ala)Film review:
- The film is told in reverse ala Memento.
Film review:
- [...] interactive plasma screens with flashing digits and what not, ala “Minority Report,” [...]
Politics article:
- [...] we might be getting to the point where Palin is a bona fide liability - ala Pelosi - for the GOP.
Business article:
- [...] the NYSE didn't implode ala Merrill [...]
References
*“ala” examplesat Wordnik
Anagrams
* English palindromes ----aba
English
Etymology 1
. Compare (abaya).Alternative forms
* abbaNoun
(en noun)- Here Nessim would sit night after night in the winter, dressed in his old rust-coloured abba , staring gravely at Betelgeuse, or hovering over books of calculations for all the world like a medieval soothsayer.