{"id":3143,"date":"2023-12-30T14:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T14:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3143"},"modified":"2023-12-30T14:46:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T14:46:03","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-lagniappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3143","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Lagniappe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Lagniappe\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-12-30T14:46:02+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M14S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this adventure, we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word lagniappe.\n\n\n\nA lagniappe [l\u00e6n\u02c8j\u00e6p] is:\n\n\nAn extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something (mainly used in Louisiana &amp; Mississippi, USA,...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3557\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3143-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3143-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"lagniappe.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this adventure, we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word <strong>lagniappe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/videos\/lagniappe.jpg\" width=\"636\" height=\"366\" alt=\"Lagniappe image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>lagniappe<\/strong> [l\u00e6n\u02c8j\u00e6p] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something (<em>mainly used in Louisiana &#038; Mississippi, USA, and in Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the way, <strong>lagniappe<\/strong> is also written <strong>lagnappe<\/strong>,  <strong>lanyap<\/strong> or  <strong>lanyappe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It comes from Cajun French <strong>lagniappe<\/strong> [la.\u0272ap] (tip, windfall, unexpected gift), from Spanish <strong>la \u00f1apa<\/strong> (something extra given as a bonus; a gratuity), a variant of <strong>yapa<\/strong>, from Quechua <strong>yapay<\/strong> (addition, sum, to increase) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/lagniappe#English\">source<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Apparently in Andean markets it\u2019s customary to ask for a <strong>yapa<\/strong> (a little extra) when buying things, and the sellers usually throw in something extra for their customers [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lagniappe\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In Ireland an equivalent of a <strong>lagniappe<\/strong> is a a <strong>luck penny<\/strong> or <strong>tilly<\/strong> (an extra product given to a customer at no additional charge). The latter comes from the Irish word <strong>tuilleadh<\/strong> [\u02c8t\u032a\u02e0\u026al\u02b2\u0259] (more) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/tilly#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Do you know words with similar meanings in other languages?<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a> blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Lagniappe\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-12-30T14:46:02+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M14S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this adventure, we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word lagniappe.\n\n\n\nA lagniappe [l\u00e6n\u02c8j\u00e6p] is:\n\n\nAn extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something (mainly used in Louisiana &amp; Mississippi, USA,...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3558\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3143-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3143-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/lagniappe.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"lagniappe.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this adventure, we\u2019re looking into the origins of the word lagniappe. A lagniappe [l\u00e6n\u02c8j\u00e6p] is: An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something (mainly used in Louisiana &#038; Mississippi, USA, and in Trinidad and Tobago) By the way, lagniappe is also written lagnappe, lanyap or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,20,56,23,4,1,151,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-language","category-podcast","category-quechua","category-spanish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3143"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3146,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3143\/revisions\/3146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}