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Lagniappe - pronounced 'lanny-yap', according to Mark Twian - meaning a little something extra, given for good measure, comes to English from Spanish (la ñapa - 'something that is added') by way of Louisiana Regional or 'Cajun' French, and may have ties to the Quechua word 'yapay', meaning to increase or to add.

There is no direct, single-word translation into 'standard' English, but the word itself is included in most dictionaries of English, and especially North American English... So you could say the way to say 'lagniappe' in English is 'lagniappe'.

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"Lagniappe" is a Louisiana Creole term meaning "a little something extra," or a bonus or gift given by a merchant to a customer. It is often used in the context of receiving a small additional item or benefit beyond what was expected.

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