Meanings
napa1
plural napas · alternative nappa
- countableuncountableBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.
Synonyms: celery cabbage, napa cabbage
napa2
plural napas · alternative nappa
- countableuncountablenapa leather
Napa3
- A city, the county seat of Napa County, California, United States.
- A river in California, United States.
- A surname.
NAPA4
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of North American Phonetic Alphabet.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.
More synonyms by meaning
nounplant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
napa · noun
From the regional and colloquial Japanese term 菜っ葉 (nappa, “leaves of any vegetable”).
Full word history & related roots →napa · noun
From Napa, California, where the process of making napa leather was created.
Full word history & related roots →Napa · proper noun
- Patwinnapo“homeland”
- EnglishNapa
From Patwin napo (“homeland”).
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Cite this entry
napa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napa
“napa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “napa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napa.
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