ala
Pronunciation: [ˈaː.ɫa]
“ala” is a Latin word. Its 7 meanings in English:
noun
- a wing (appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly)
- the armpit (the upper and under part of the arm, where it unites with the shoulder)
- shoulder blade, axilla (the hollow where the foreleg is joined to the shoulder)
- the hollow where a limb joins the trunk of a tree
- wings, side halls or porches, waiting areas, colonnades, side apartments (side rooms off the main room, the side apartments on the right and left of a court)
- a wing (portion of an army, cavalry force (usually) deployed on an army's flank)
- wings (the members of a group placed along the perimeter)
In Latin
Etymology
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