mocha
A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereofA coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
» I ordered a nonfat white mocha.
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6 senses(countable)A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
Mokka
мо́ккоmókko
a flavoring made from coffee mixed with chocolate
(countable, uncountable)A flavour that combines coffee and chocolate.
mocha fudge
mocha brownies
Mokka-
(countable, uncountable)A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
a dark brown color
(countable, uncountable)A strong Arabian coffee.
Mokka
(countable, uncountable)Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, many European species having dark brown coloration.
(countable, historical, uncountable)An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.
Examples
1 sentencesI ordered a nonfat white mocha.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Mocha, Yemen, a port on the Red Sea, from Arabic اَلْمُخَا (al-muḵā), for its role asFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: mochasSynonyms
5 synonyms- a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia:mocha coffee
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.