yapa
Short answer
In Lima, "yapa" means a little extra thrown in free. The register is coloquial — fine among friends, out of place in a job interview or anything written to an institution. The standard Spanish equivalent is "añadido, extra". In use: ¿Me da una yapita?
| Part of speech | sustantivo |
|---|---|
| Register | coloquial |
| Standard Spanish | añadido, extra |
| In use | ¿Me da una yapita? Could you throw in a bit extra? |
Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.
From Quechua yapay, to add. Asking for yapa at a market stall is completely normal and often granted. One of the clearest traces of Quechua in everyday Peruvian Spanish.