LAGNIAPPE


Meaning of LAGNIAPPE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' lan- ˌ yap, lan- '

Function: noun

Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added

Date: 1844

: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

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