la
Plural: las
Noun
- a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
- a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
- the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
- A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
- lad, kid
Intj
- Represents the sound of music or singing.
- Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect.
- Expressing surprise, anger. etc.
Adj
- Prefixed to the name of a woman, with ironic effect (as though an opera prima donna).
Particle
- Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request than an order.
- Used to tone down comments.
- Alternative form of lah.
Examples
- ""La la la la, I can't hear you!" Jimmy said, sticking his fingers in his ears."
- "Eat shit la you!"
- "ok la"
- "Sleep la!"
Origin / Etymology
From Glover's solmization, from Middle English la (“sixth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian la in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin labiī (“lip's”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.
Scrabble Score: 2
la is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordla is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
la is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 3
la is a valid Words With Friends word