Complete Definition of "lagniappe"

English
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Etymology
Louisiana French, from Spanish la ñapa variant of yapa, from Quechua yapay.

Pronunciation
IPA|/læ'njæp/

Noun
en-noun

#(southern US and Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit
#:*1973: �Call it a little lagniappe, goodbuddy, that�s Duane Marvy�s way o� doin� thangs.� � Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

Category:Quechuan derivations

ru:lagniappe
vi:lagniappe
zh:lagniappe

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