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1. An extra or unexpected small gift or benefit given by a merchant: The drugstore clerk gave Alisha a lagniappe of toothpaste and a toothbrush when she purchased the medication.
2. Something given or obtained gratuitously as a good measure: In addition to the book that Karl bought at the bookstore, he received a lagniappe of a calendar for the new year.
2. Something given or obtained gratuitously as a good measure: In addition to the book that Karl bought at the bookstore, he received a lagniappe of a calendar for the new year.
English speakers learned the word lagniappe from French-speaking Louisianians, who had adapted it from the American Spanish word la ñapa, "the gift".
It took a while for lagniappe to be used throughout the country, but by the mid-20th century, New Yorkers and those from New Orleans were familiar with this word.