mocha

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
2. (countable, uncountable) A coffee and chocolate mixed flavour.
3. (countable, uncountable) A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
4. (countable, uncountable) A strong Arabian coffee.
5. (countable, uncountable) Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, many European species having dark brown coloration.
6. (countable, historical, uncountable) An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.

Adj

Of a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.

Synonyms

mocha coffee

suede

suede leather

Translations

moka

Mokka

moca

caffé moca

moca

gelb-weisser Ahornspanner

Mokka-

καφές της μέκας

μόκα

Ahorn-Gürtelpuppenspanner

moca

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moka

Cyclophora annularia

Cyclophora punctaria

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmoʊkə/

Etymology

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.