Pronounced: ih-MOLL-yuhnt, adj/noun
Notes: This word doesn’t mean what I thought it meant
Yesterday’s word
The word lagniappe is “a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase; in a broad sense, something given or obtained gratuitously”.
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
Some reference material notes that our word is mainly used in southern Louisiana and southeast Texas. Our word came to us from the word lagniappe, which was used by French-speaking citizens of Louisiana. However, they in turn took it from the Spanish words la ñapa (the addition; the bonus) which originated with the Qeuchua word yapa (that which is added).
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