Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Something added gratuitously; an additional number or quantity thrown in: same as
lagniappe : used by negroes and others about Charleston, South Carolina.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something added at no extra charge, usually edible such as the thirteenth item in a baker's dozen.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek βρωτός (brōtós, "edible")
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* XdiciC to Leonidas, who was older tfian Cleom• - brotus, the youngeft of the fons of Anaxandrides»
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