Lagniappe Definition
lănyəp, lăn-yăp
noun
A small present given to a customer with a purchase.
Webster's New World
A gratuity or the like.
Webster's New World
An extra or unexpected gift or benefit.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Lagniappe
Noun
Singular:
lagniappe
Plural:
lagniappesOrigin of Lagniappe
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Louisiana French from American Spanish la ñapa the gift la the (from Latin illa) (feminine of ille that, the al-1 in Indo-European roots) ñapa (variant of llapa gift of a little something extra, bonus) (from Quechua) (from yapay to give more)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Cajun French, from Spanish la ñapa variant of yapa, from Quechua yapay.
From Wiktionary
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