yapa
Spanish, noun
yapa is spelled Y-A-P-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 68,358th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Yapa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “something that is added, especially something that a merchant gives to a buyer to complete the amount requested, or something extra given…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of yapar. With an accent, yapá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of yapar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Azogue que en las minas argentíferas de América se añade al mineral para facilitar el término de su trabajo…”.
What does yapa mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininesomething 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
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of yapar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Azogue que en las minas argentíferas de América se añade al mineral para facilitar el término de su trabajo en el buitrón. 2. Cantidad de mercancía en exceso que, como favor, da el vendedor al comprador. 3. Añadidura, la frutilla del postre.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of yapa
- yapas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to yapa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is yapa in Spanish?
yapa appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).