Where does “à la russe” come from?

à la russe (French) comes from French à la, from English a la — In the style or manner of.

à la russe (French): in the Russian manner

Definitions

  1. in the Russian manner

Ancestry of “à la russe”, step by step

à la russe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French à la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchà laUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
2Englisha laIn the style or manner of

via French Russe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchRusseRussian

Words derived from “à la russe”

Every word from English a la →Every word from French à la →