lagniappe
Meanings
noun
- An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Cajun French lagniappe, from Spanish la ñapa, a variant of yapa (“small gift or additional quantity given to a valued customer”), from Quechua yapa (“addition, increase, supplement; lagniappe”), yapay (“to add, to increase”).
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