lagniappe

Syllables: la·gniappe/lænˈjæp/

lagniappe noun: an extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.

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Noun

lagniappe (plural lagniappes)

(Louisiana, Trinidad-and-Tobago, Mississippi) 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...
- Lanyap. Something over and above. Louisiana.1860, John Russell Bartlett, Dictionary of Americanisms. A Glossary of Words and Phrases usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States, 3rd greatly imp. and enl. edition, Boston, Mass.: Little...
Synonyms:

bonus, brotus, pasella, tilly

lagniappe meaning in Punjabi

lagniappe in Punjabi

extra or unexpected gift or benefit: ਝੂੰਗਾ jhūṅgā

Examples of lagniappe in a sentence

[T]he most peculiar is the institution known as Lagniappe (pronounced Lan-yap).1890, W. Proctor, editor, American Journal of Pharmacy, volume 62, Philadelphia, Pa.: Published by authority of the Philadelphia College of...
Call it a little lagniappe, goodbuddy, that's Duane Marvy's way o' doin' thangs.1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN:
How buyers and sellers negotiated over a lagniappe—an extra tidbit or bonus—reveals the precarious nature of trust in such relationships.2011, Steven Johnstone, “Haggling”, in A History of Trust in Ancient Greece, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN...

Synonyms of lagniappe

Forms of lagniappe

plural	lagniappes
alternative form	lagnappe
alternative form	lanyap
alternative form	lanyappe

Origin of lagniappe

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”).

Words that rhyme with lagniappe

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Questions about lagniappe

What does lagniappe mean?: Lagniappe means an extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.
What is lagniappe in Punjabi?: Lagniappe in Punjabi is ਝੂੰਗਾ (jhūṅgā). See Lagniappe meaning in Punjabi.
How do you use lagniappe in a sentence?: [T]he most peculiar is the institution known as Lagniappe (pronounced Lan-yap).
What part of speech is lagniappe?: Lagniappe is a noun.
How do you pronounce lagniappe?: Lagniappe is pronounced /lænˈjæp/.
What is the plural of lagniappe?: The plural of lagniappe is lagniappes.

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