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Definition of: lagniappe
(Ian·yap′, lan′yap) noun Dial.
A small present given to the purchaser of an article by a merchant or storekeeper; a gratuity: also spelled lanyappe. Also la·gnappe′. [<dial. F (Creole) <F la the + Sp. ñapa a lagniappe <Quechua yapa]
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