lagnappe
lagnappe is the alternative spelling of lagniappe.
Meaning of lagniappe
Noun
lagniappe (plural lagniappes)
- 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...1852 March, “an ex-Texan”, “South-Western Scenes. … No. III.—More Beef than Venison and More Plague than Profit.”, in Democratic Review, volume XXX, number III (CLXV from the start), Washington...
Forms of lagnappe
| plural | lagnappes |
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Questions about lagnappe
- What is lagnappe the alternative spelling of?
- Lagnappe is the alternative spelling of lagniappe.
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