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Anders Tørneskog
 
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Default Na(p)pa - the leather (was: Burgundy - the color)


"Michael Pronay" > skrev i melding
...
> ... Interesting to
> note, however, that spelling has changed: In German the leather
> is "Nappa", while the wine region, of course, remains "Napa".
>

"Nappa" in Scandinavia too. Nice to know the etymology, but why two p's?
Btw, "Burgunder"/"Bourgogne" are common colors in Norway - last Sunday I
checked out a small car for my wife, in that colour!
Anders