lagnappe

Variant of lagniappe

or lagnappe

noun

  1. Chiefly South a small present given to a customer with a purchase
  2. a gratuity or the like

Origin: Creole < Fr la, the + Sp ñapa, lagniappe < Quechuan yapa

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