lagniappe

noun

la·gniappe ˈlan-ˌyap How to pronounce lagniappe (audio)

lan-ˈyap

: a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase

broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

The waiter added a cup of lobster bisque as a lagniappe to the meal.

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Mark Twain's Thoughts on Lagniappe

"We picked up one excellent word," wrote Mark Twain in Life on the Mississippi (1883), "a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word—'lagniappe'.... It is Spanish—so they said." Twain encapsulates the history of lagniappe quite nicely. English speakers learned the word from French-speaking Louisianians, but they in turn had adapted it from the American Spanish word la ñapa. (What Twain didn't know is that the Spanish word is from Quechua, from the word yapa, meaning "something added.") Twain went on to describe how New Orleanians completed shop transactions by saying "Give me something for lagniappe," to which the shopkeeper would respond with "a bit of liquorice-root, … a cheap cigar or a spool of thread." It took a while for lagniappe to catch on throughout the country, but in time, New Yorkers and New Orleanians alike were familiar with this "excellent word."

Example Sentences

the meal was served with a lagniappe of freshly made cornbread the hotel threw in some free shampoo as a lagniappe

Recent Examples on the Web In 2017 the Oscars served up an unscripted lagniappe with the flubbed Best Picture announcement.

Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022 Anything beyond the quarterfinals would be straight-up lagniappe.

Jim Derry | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020 The tradition of lagniappe in liquid form continues at Café Degas (four courses $44), which adds a glass of port.

Ian Mcnulty | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020 Also included were two lemons and a large mandarin, a lagniappe of citrus in an otherwise greens-heavy crate.

Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020 Murray is five foot ten and one eighth of an inch, that extra point being lagniappe thrown in by the football gods.

Rich Cohen, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019 That the club's salary cap situation also improved was lagniappe.

Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 8 May 2018 Jones agreed that the bonds forged through service are a lagniappe of JAS membership.

Carol Wolfram, NOLA.com, 2 May 2018 Any success in the playoffs looking back should have been lagniappe.

Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 7 Jan. 2018 See More

lagniappe

noun

as in bonus

something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed the meal was served with a lagniappe of freshly made cornbread

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

bonus
gift
dividend
perk
extra
contribution
perquisite
tip
gravy
donation
gratuity
donative
gravy train
presentation
cumshaw
throw-in
offering
reward
windfall
pension
generosity
present
bounty
subsidy
grant
prize
bestowal
freebee
benevolence
beneficence
boon
largesse
premium
benefaction
award
freebie
largess
philanthropy
giveaway
fringe benefit
icing
charity
manna
favor

as in gift

something given to someone without expectation of a return the hotel threw in some free shampoo as a lagniappe

Synonyms & Similar Words

gift
donation
presentation
present
freebee
contribution
offering
bonus
freebie
giveaway
largesse
bestowal
handsel
largess
comp
donative
windfall
courtesy
prize
grant
award
fairing
generosity
handout
benevolence
beneficence
benefaction
subsidy
tribute
alms
philanthropy
valentine
tithe
tip
sacrifice
reward
foy
boon
dole
gratuity
oblation
box
charity
bequest
care package
remembrance
dowry
legacy
favor
propine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

loan
advance
sop
bribe
douceur
peace offering

单词	lagniappe
释义	lagniappe noun la·gniappe ˈlan-ˌyap lan-ˈyap : a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure The waiter added a cup of lobster bisque as a lagniappe to the meal. Did you know? Mark Twain's Thoughts on Lagniappe "We picked up one excellent word," wrote Mark Twain in Life on the Mississippi (1883), "a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word—'lagniappe'.... It is Spanish—so they said." Twain encapsulates the history of lagniappe quite nicely. English speakers learned the word from French-speaking Louisianians, but they in turn had adapted it from the American Spanish word la ñapa. (What Twain didn't know is that the Spanish word is from Quechua, from the word yapa, meaning "something added.") Twain went on to describe how New Orleanians completed shop transactions by saying "Give me something for lagniappe," to which the shopkeeper would respond with "a bit of liquorice-root, … a cheap cigar or a spool of thread." It took a while for lagniappe to catch on throughout the country, but in time, New Yorkers and New Orleanians alike were familiar with this "excellent word." Synonyms bonus cumshaw dividend donative extra gratuity gravy gravy train perk perquisite throw-in tip See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the meal was served with a lagniappe of freshly made cornbread the hotel threw in some free shampoo as a lagniappe Recent Examples on the Web In 2017 the Oscars served up an unscripted lagniappe with the flubbed Best Picture announcement. Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022 Anything beyond the quarterfinals would be straight-up lagniappe. Jim Derry \| Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020 The tradition of lagniappe in liquid form continues at Café Degas (four courses $44), which adds a glass of port. Ian Mcnulty \| Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020 Also included were two lemons and a large mandarin, a lagniappe of citrus in an otherwise greens-heavy crate. Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020 Murray is five foot ten and one eighth of an inch, that extra point being lagniappe thrown in by the football gods. Rich Cohen, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019 That the club's salary cap situation also improved was lagniappe. Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 8 May 2018 Jones agreed that the bonds forged through service are a lagniappe of JAS membership. Carol Wolfram, NOLA.com, 2 May 2018 Any success in the playoffs looking back should have been lagniappe. Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 7 Jan. 2018 See More Word History Etymology American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added First Known Use 1844, in the meaning defined above lagniappe noun 1 as in bonus something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed the meal was served with a lagniappe of freshly made cornbread Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bonus gift dividend perk extra contribution perquisite tip gravy donation gratuity donative gravy train presentation cumshaw throw-in offering reward windfall pension generosity present bounty subsidy grant prize bestowal freebee benevolence beneficence boon largesse premium benefaction award freebie largess philanthropy giveaway fringe benefit icing charity manna favor 2 as in gift something given to someone without expectation of a return the hotel threw in some free shampoo as a lagniappe Synonyms & Similar Words gift donation presentation present freebee contribution offering bonus freebie giveaway largesse bestowal handsel largess comp donative windfall courtesy prize grant award fairing generosity handout benevolence beneficence benefaction subsidy tribute alms philanthropy valentine tithe tip sacrifice reward foy boon dole gratuity oblation box charity bequest care package remembrance dowry legacy favor propine Antonyms & Near Antonyms loan advance sop bribe douceur peace offering
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