lagniappe
la·gniappe
lagniappe · lagniappes
Dreingabe
An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they…An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.
/lænˈjæp/
Meaning
1 senses(Louisiana, Trinidad and Tobago)An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.
Dreingabe
a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
Translations
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By meaning 1
extra or unexpected gift or benefit:
Origin
Borrowed from Louisiana French lagniappe, from Spanish la ñapa, a variant of yapa (“smallBorrowed 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”).
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