Etymology

moka pot

Today it means: A coffeemaker that produces coffee by passing boiling water pressurized by steam through ground coffee, traditionally made of aluminium. Full definition →

Italian moka ← Arabic المُخَا
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromالمُخَا“Mocha (a port city known for coffee)”
  2. Italian · borrowed frommoka
  3. English todaymoka pot

Probably from Italian moka, from Arabic المُخَا (al-muḵā, “Mocha (a port city known for coffee)”) + pot.

Words from the same roots

Italianmoka all →

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