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lagniappe

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lænˈjæp, ˈlænjæp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lan yap′, lan′yap)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
la•gniappe /lænˈyæp, ˈlænyæp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a small gift given by a merchant to a customer for making a purchase;
    bonus.
  2. a gratuity;
    tip.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
la•gniappe  (lan yap′, lan′yap),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Dialect Terms[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.
  2. a gratuity or tip.
  3. an unexpected or indirect benefit.
Also, la•gnappe′. 
  • Quechua: that which is added
  • American Spanish la ñapa the addition, equivalent. to la feminine definite article + ñapa, variant of yapa
  • Louisiana French
  • 1840–50, American.

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