napa
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbageBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.
» I'll bring you presents from Agia Napa.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.
(countable, uncountable)Napa leather
- plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
Examples
2 sentencesI'll bring you presents from Agia Napa.
My best friend Lily has invited me to visit her in Napa this summer and do some wine tastings together.
Origin
From the regional and colloquial Japanese term 菜っ葉 (nappa, “leaves of any vegetable”). FrFrom the regional and colloquial Japanese term 菜っ葉 (nappa, “leaves of any vegetable”).
From Napa, California, where the process of making napa leather was created.
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Forms
plural: napasSynonyms
5 synonyms- plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia:Chinese cabbagecelery cabbagepe-tsaiBrassica rapa pekinensis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.