ñapa

Variant of yapa, from Quechua yapa, yapay.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲapa/ [ˈɲa.pa]

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• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: ña‧pa

ñapa f (plural ñapas)

1. Something that is added, especially something that a merchant gives to a buyer to complete the amount requested, or something extra given as a bonus; a gratuity, lagniappe

   Synonym: añadidura

   Dos veces más de ñapa.

   Twice more for good measure.

• “ñapa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “ñapa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010