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napa

/ˈnæpə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
na-pa
IPA
/ˈnæpə/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

napa leather

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the county seat of Napa County, California, United States.

name

A river in California, United States.

name

A surname.

name

Initialism of North American Phonetic Alphabet.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

napas (plural) nappa (alternative)

Phrases

Napa County Napa Valley

Synonyms

celery cabbage napa cabbage chinese cabbage pe-tsai brassica rapa pekinensis

Rhymes With

kappa zappa nappa pappa cappa rappa gappa

Questions

How do you pronounce napa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnæpə/.
What does napa mean?
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.
Where does napa come from?
From the regional and colloquial Japanese term 菜っ葉 (nappa, “leaves of any vegetable”).

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