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

Anders Tørneskog wrote:
> "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


I notice that Mercedes advertises Napa Leather in their cars.