la
/lɑ/
noun
- The sixth note of a musical scale in solfège (do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti).
- The choir sang 'la' to warm up their voices.
- In the scale of C major, la is the note A.
- She practiced singing la, ti, do to improve her pitch.
interjection
- An exclamation used to express surprise, emphasis, or emotion, often in old-fashioned or dialectal English.
- La! What a beautiful sunset!
- Oh la, that's a funny story.
- La, I never expected to see you here!