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lagniappe

la·gniappe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lan-yap, lan-yap]
    • /lænˈyæp, ˈlæn yæp/
    • /lˈaɡnɪˌap/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lan-yap, lan-yap]
    • /lænˈyæp, ˈlæn yæp/

Definitions of lagniappe word

  • noun lagniappe Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus. 1
  • noun lagniappe a gratuity or tip. 1
  • noun lagniappe an unexpected or indirect benefit. 1
  • noun lagniappe Something given as a bonus or extra gift. 1
  • noun lagniappe a small gift, esp one given to a customer who makes a purchase 0
  • noun lagniappe something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus 0

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Origin of lagniappe

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50, Americanism; < Louisiana French < American Spanish la ñapa the addition, equivalent to la feminine definite article + ñapa, variant of yapa < Quechua: that which is added

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Parts of speech for Lagniappe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lagniappe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for lagniappe

noun lagniappe

  • gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
  • bonus — A bonus is an extra amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard.
  • gratuity — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
  • tip — Eugene (Gladstone) 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.
  • largess — generous bestowal of gifts.

adjective lagniappe

  • spare — to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
  • in reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
  • gingerbread — a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses.
  • over and above — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
  • in store — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.

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