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lagniappe

or la·gnappe

[ lan-yap, lan-yap ]

noun

  1. Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
  2. a gratuity or tip.
  3. an unexpected or indirect benefit.


lagniappe

/ lænˈjæp; ˈlænjæp /

noun

  1. a small gift, esp one given to a customer who makes a purchase
  2. something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lagniappe1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; from Louisiana French, from Latin American Spanish la ñapa, la yapa “the addition,” equivalent to la feminine definite article + ñapa, yapa from from Quechua, yapa “that which is added”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lagniappe1

C19: Louisiana French, from American Spanish la ñapa, from Quechua yápa addition
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Example Sentences

Gramercy Cellars (Greg Harrington, winemaker) in Columbia Valley–-especially “Lagniappe” Syrah.

We picked up one excellent word—a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word—'lagniappe.'

Beside, there is no law prohibiting profanity in books: the whole inquiry here is but so much lagniappe.

At least, I saw her buy a quartie's worth o' coffee and a quartie's worth o' sugar, an' then ask for lagniappe o' salt.

Whyn't you ax fur des one lagniappe o' sugar-plums, baby, bein's it's Christmas?

Lagniappe is a small gratuity which New Orleans children always expect and usually get with a purchase.

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