noun
la
lah
noun
1
In solfège, the syllable used for the sixth note of a major scale.
"She practised the scale slowly, singing do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do."
"The melody kept landing on la before resolving back to do."
intj
1
An exclamation representing singing, or used to add emphasis, surprise, or drama to a statement.
""Oh la, what a mess!" she laughed."
"He hummed a tuneless la-la-la while he worked."
How to Use La
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMostly known as the musical syllable for the sixth note of the scale, or as a playful interjection.
Word Forms
las plural, las plural
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Etymology
From the medieval solmization system devised by Guido of Arezzo, in which each note of the scale was named from a syllable in a Latin hymn.