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Beignet vs Lagniappe - What's the difference?

beignet | lagniappe |

As nouns the difference between beignet and lagniappe

is that beignet is a fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling) while lagniappe is an extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to a customer when they purchase something else.

beignet

English

Noun

(wikipedia beignet) (en noun)
  • (UK) A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
  • (US) A Louisiana-style fried donut or fritter covered in powdered sugar.
    • We sat in a New Orleans cafe eating beignets and sipping cappuccinos.

    lagniappe

    English

    (wikipedia lagniappe)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago, uncommon) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to a customer when they purchase something else.
  • * 1973 , (Thomas Pynchon), (w, Gravity's Rainbow) :
    • ‘Call it a little lagniappe , goodbuddy, that’s Duane Marvy’s way o’ doin’ thangs.’
  • * 2011 , Steven Johnstone, A History of Trust in Ancient Greece (ISBN 0226405095), page 23:
    • The seller resorts to a common saying to justify his position, while the buyer had to counter this with some arch words of his own. How buyers and sellers negotiated over a lagniappe'—an extra tidbit or bonus—reveals the precarious nature of trust in such relationships. Millett .

    Synonyms

    * pasella (South Africa), tilly (Ireland)

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