a la romana

== Catalan == === Etymology === Ellipsis of a la manera romana (“in the Roman manner”). Compare Italian alla romana and Spanish a la romana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ə lə ruˈma.nə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə lə roˈma.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [a la roˈma.na] === Adverb === a la romana (cooking, also used as an adjective) cooked by dredging in flour and egg and then frying === Further reading === “romà”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === Ellipsis of a la manera romana (“in the Roman manner”). Compare Catalan a la romana and Italian alla romana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a la roˈmana/ [a la roˈma.na] Syllabification: a la ro‧ma‧na === Adverb === a la romana (cooking, also used as an adjective) cooked by dredging in flour and egg and then frying === Further reading === “a la romana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025