lagniappe
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lagniappe
- /lænˈjæp/
- /ˈlænjæp/
Rhymes with -æp
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Louisiana 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”).
noun lagniappes · lagnappe · lanyap · lanyappe
- An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something. Lefe had been successful, and was supposed to have amassed quite a "pile," which he was very loth indeed to part with; and when he lost, if the money were not absolutely staked, would usually put off the winner with some old horse that he had fixed up for sale, or a dubious note that he had received
Translations
Talk about this word "lagniappe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lagniappe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lagniappe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lagniappe "lagniappe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lagniappe.Cite this
@misc{lagniappe_2026,
title = {lagniappe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lagniappe},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
