lagniappe
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- noun
- /ˌlænˈjæp/
- US
:
regalo
- The message concluded with the words "Fee no object," a phrase that never failed to stimulate his interest, though on this occasion it served purely as lagniappe.
- a lagniappe
Examples
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It breaks my heart, but as long as we have Rods, Ollie, and the cats, everything else is just lagniappe to me.
Blog text (27) -
"There was nothing I could have been doing any differently in New Orleans, and I had the lagniappe of being able to get that stuff done while doing the right thing for my family," Head said.
Blog text (4) -
And "Back from the dead!" That was lagniappe.
Fiction book (1990) -
I also want to be a size 10 or 12 so I can shop anywhere, but that is just a lagniappe.
Blog text (7) -
- Maybe we get a little lagniappe in the trunk.
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As lagniappe, it's also given Jindal a little distance from the messy money battles unfolding in Baton Rouge.
Blog text (11) -
Mrs. V. was a great believer in the Cajun tradition of lagniappe—something extra.
Fiction book (1998) -
LAGNIAPPE.
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LAGNIAPPE.
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When I bought my dinner, the restaurant owner gave me a piece of cake as a lagniappe.
Synonyms
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1.0
Something given to someone to show care or thanks
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1.0
Giving something to someone without payment or expecting something back
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2.0
A small gift given to guests at a party
A small gift given to show thanks or care
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Etymology
Lagniappe comes from the Spanish phrase la ñapa, which itself comes from the Quechua word yapa meaning 'something extra' or 'to give more'. So a lagniappe is like a small 'bonus' a shop gives a customer with a purchase.