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mocha.

A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmoʊkə/US/ˈmɒkə/Australia, UK
  1. A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.

    countable
  2. A flavour that combines coffee and chocolate.

    countable · uncountable
    mocha fudge
    mocha brownies
  3. A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A strong Arabian coffee.

    countable · uncountable
  5. Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, many European species having dark brown coloration.

    countable · uncountable
  6. An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.

    countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Mocha, Yemen, a port on the Red Sea, from Arabic اَلْمُخَا (al-muḵā), for its role as a major marketplace for coffee during Ottoman rule. The beans often had a chocolaty flavor, hence by extension came to refer to any coffee with a chocolate flavor, or any mixture of coffee and chocolate flavors, notably coffee with chocolate syrup added.

adj/ˈmoʊkə/US/ˈmɒkə/Australia, UK
  1. Of a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Mocha, Yemen, a port on the Red Sea, from Arabic اَلْمُخَا (al-muḵā), for its role as a major marketplace for coffee during Ottoman rule. The beans often had a chocolaty flavor, hence by extension came to refer to any coffee with a chocolate flavor, or any mixture of coffee and chocolate flavors, notably coffee with chocolate syrup added.

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