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nappa

“nappa” is a Swedish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to take the bait, to bite (of a fish)
  2. to have fish take the bait
  3. to take up, to jump on, to snap up, etc. (like "take the bait," but neutral)

noun

  1. Napa leather

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse *hnappa, from Proto-Germanic *hnappōną. Possibly related to näpen and näpsa.

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