nappa

American  

[nap-uh, nah-puh] / ˈnæp ə, ˈnɑ pə /

Or napa

noun

1. a very soft glove leather made from the skin of a sheep, kid, or goat.

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nappa British  

/ ˈnæpə /

noun

1. a soft leather, used in gloves and clothes, made from sheepskin, lambskin, or kid

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Etymology

Origin of nappa

1895–1900; named after Napa, California

Example Sentences

In Italian nappa leather, this petite clutch can corral her euro coins—and store international currency between trips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

But its clean, Citroën-like silhouette — with a dramatic “glass canopy” capping an interior feast of nappa leather, wood and metal — still looks fresh.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2022

The cloud-like shoulder bag hit the runway in white nappa lambskin leather, and will be available in a handful of colors and fabrications when it hits retail in January 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2017

At the start of this year, Vogue decreed that Fendi’s Micro Peekaboo nappa leather bag would be the it bag of 2015.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2015

Sure enough, black nappa kimono looks opened the collection swirling stiffly and authoritatively - with one model in a two-foot mourning veil.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2012