7.17.2012

Lagniappe 53: Journey to the West

The legend of the Monkey King

Journey to the West, chapter 1
(listen or download from link above)

More about the book may be read here.
According to Webster
la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
Function:
noun
Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
Date: 1844
: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

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