napa

napa · noun¹

From the regional and colloquial Japanese term 菜っ葉 (nappa, “leaves of any vegetable”).

napa · noun²

From Napa, California, where the process of making napa leather was created.

Napa · proper noun³

1. Patwin · borrowed fromnapo“homeland”
2. English todayNapa

From Patwin napo (“homeland”).