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Ala vs Ava - What's the difference?

ala | ava |

As nouns the difference between ala and ava

is that ala is a wing or winglike structure while ava is alternative form of lang=en.

As a preposition ala

is alternative form of lang=en.

As a proper noun Ava is

{{given name|female|from=Germanic|}}. Popular in the 2000s in all English-speaking countries.

ala

English

Etymology 1

Originated 1730–40 from (etyl) .

Noun

  • (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.

    • References

    * (wikipedia "ala") * *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , by way of its English derivation a la.

    Preposition

    (ala)
  • (colloquial)
  • * 2006 , WorstPreviews.com , Film review:
    • The film is told in reverse ala Memento.
  • * 2008 , (Film Threat) , Film review:
    • [...] interactive plasma screens with flashing digits and what not, ala “Minority Report,” [...]
  • * 2011 , (The Washington Post)''’s blog ''The Fix , Politics article:
    • [...] we might be getting to the point where Palin is a bona fide liability - ala Pelosi - for the GOP.
  • * 2011 , (The Huffington Post) , Business article:
    • [...] the NYSE didn't implode ala Merrill [...]

    References

    * “ala” examples at Wordnik

    Anagrams

    * English palindromes ----

    ava

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • . Popular in the 2000s in all English-speaking countries.
  • * 1881 Mary E. Jackson: The Spy of Osawatomie; or, The Mysterious Companions of Old John Brown , W.S.Bryan 1881, page 57
    • Ava Haynes, the oldest daughter, was a warm friend of Lillie Calhoun, whom she soon sought and led quickly into the conservatory.
  • * 2004 Gayle Brandeis, The Book of Dead Birds: A Novel , HarperCollins, ISBN 0060528044, page 5
    • My mother named me Ava because she liked how the English letters looked - the big A a beak pointed upward, the v a sharp slash of wings, the small a round and flat as a parrot's eye.
  • A city in Illinois.
  • A city in Missouri.
  • A town in New York.
  • An unincorporated community in Ohio.
    • English palindromes