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Lagniappe is derived from the South American Spanish phrase la yapa or ñapa (referring to a free extra item, usually a very cheap one). La is the definite article in Spanish as well as in French (la ñapa or la gniappe = the ñapa/gniappe). The term has been traced back to the Quechua word yapay ('to increase; to add').
The article has been recently altered to say "The Spanish Empire for a time also included Louisiana so there was a Spanish presence in New Orleans. In New Orleans the word seems to have entered the English and Cajun French languages.[1] " - which strikes me as conjecture (and which is not supported by the citation, which is, in any case, only ...
Lagniappe: French term for a small gift given to a customer after a purchase (a baker's dozen, for example). Po-boy: a traditional New Orleans sandwich with meat or seafood as well as a variety of ...
A lagniappe a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase. Langniappe may also refer to: Lagniappe, an alternative newspaper in Mobile, Alabama; Lagniappe, a Hurricane Katrina benefit album by Saddle Creek records; Procambarus lagniappe, a species of crayfish
A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to ...
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It also may originate from the French language descendre meaning to get down, much as some English-Spanish bilingual speakers say "get down," from the Spanish bajar. "Makin' groceries" is a calque from French to mean the act of buying groceries, rather than that of manufacturing them. The confusion originates from the direct translation of the ...
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025 performers:. There will be performances by Alanis Morissette (with Reneé Rapp) Dasha, DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live! starring Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick ...