| 单词 | lagniappe |
| 释义 | lagniappe (once / 176408 pages) n Say you buy a dozen doughnuts and the baker throws an extra cruller in your box. You've just been given a lagniappe, or a small gift from a merchant to a customer. The word lagniappe tells a fascinating American story. Spanish speakers in the New World took a word from the indigenous Quechua language to make la ñapa, meaning "the gift." Then in New Orleans, where Spanish and French mixed freely, la ñapa got Frenchified into lagniappe. In Louisiana it's still used to refer to a bonus from a friendly merchant when you buy something. You could also call any nice little extra a lagniappe. WORD FAMILYlagniappe USAGE EXAMPLESOnce the goal is met, everything else is lagniappe. New York Times(Nov 15, 2016) Certainly the goody bag is essentially worthless — a few candies and a set of earplugs make up the typical lagniappe. New York Times(Aug 05, 2016) In New Orleans, we call getting a little something extra ‘lagniappe,’ The Mission Main Street Grant® was a lot of lagniappe. Forbes(Jul 21, 2015) n a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase) Hyper gift something acquired without compensation |
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