Meanings
mocha1
plural mochas
- countableA coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
"Can you hear the kitchen door being opened at this moment or detect the exact aroma of our host's mocha?" he demanded.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLCSynonyms: café mocha, caffè mocha, coffolate, mochaccino
- countableuncountableA flavour that combines coffee and chocolate.
mocha fudge
1 more example
mocha brownies
- countableuncountableA dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
- countableuncountableAny of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, many European species having dark brown coloration.
- countablehistoricaluncountableAn Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.
- not comparableOf a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
Mocha2
alternative Mokha · alternative Mukha
- A village in Madhya Pradesh, India.
- A city in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.
- A female given name.
- A surname.
- computer languagesThe name originally proposed for JavaScript.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Arabicاَلْمُخَا
- Englishmocha
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.
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُوكَا, اَلمُخَا
- مُوكَا (mūkā)coffee with chocolate
- اَلمُخَا (al-muḵā)city in Yemen
Bulgarian мо́ка, шоколадов
- мо́ка (móka)coffee with chocolate
- шоколадов (šokoladov)colour
- мока (moka)strong Arabian coffee
Chinese Cantonese 摩卡
- 摩卡 (mo¹ kaa¹)coffee with chocolate
Chinese Mandarin 摩卡, 摩卡味
- 摩卡 (mókǎ)coffee with chocolate
- 摩卡味 (mókǎwèi)coffee/chocolate flavour
- 摩卡色 (mókǎsè)colour
- 阿拉伯咖啡 (Ālābó kāfēi)strong Arabian coffee
- 摩卡味的 (mókǎwèi de)of a brown colour
- 穆哈 (Mùhā)city in Yemen
- 摩卡 (Mókǎ)city in Yemen
Danish mokka
- mokkacoffee with chocolate
Dutch mokka, mokka
- mokkacoffee with chocolate
- mokkacoffee/chocolate flavour
- mokkacolour
- mokkastrong Arabian coffee
- Arabische koffiestrong Arabian coffee
- mokkaof a brown colour
- Mokkacity in Yemen
Esperanto kafo mokao, mokakoloro
- kafo mokaocoffee with chocolate
- mokakolorocolour
- mokaostrong Arabian coffee
- mokakoloraof a brown colour
- Mokaocity in Yemen
Finnish mokka, mokka
- mokkacoffee with chocolate
- mokkacoffee/chocolate flavour
- mokkacolour
- mokkastrong Arabian coffee
- kahvinruskeaof a brown colour
French moka, Moka
- mokacoffee with chocolate
- Mokacity in Yemen
German Mokka, Mokka-
- Mokkacoffee with chocolate
- Mokka-coffee/chocolate flavour
- Mokkastrong Arabian coffee
- Mokkacity in Yemen
Hebrew מוח׳א
- מוח׳א (mokha)city in Yemen
Hindi मोका, मुख़ा
- मोका (mokaa)coffee with chocolate
- मुख़ा (muxā)city in Yemen
Hungarian mokka
- mokkacoffee with chocolate
Icelandic mokka
- mokkacoffee with chocolate
Indonesian Mukha
- Mukhacity in Yemen
Irish moca, caife mhoca
- mocacoffee with chocolate
- caife mhocacoffee with chocolate
Italian moca, moka
- mocacoffee with chocolate
- mokacoffee with chocolate
- mocastrong Arabian coffee
- Mokacity in Yemen
Japanese モカ, カフェモカ
- モカ (moka)coffee with chocolate
- カフェモカ (kafe moka)coffee with chocolate
- モカ (Moka)city in Yemen
Korean 모카, 모카
- 모카 (moka)coffee with chocolate
- 모카 (moka)city in Yemen
Māori kawhe moka
- kawhe mokacoffee with chocolate
Persian مخا
- مخا (moxâ)city in Yemen
Polish mokka, Mokka
- mokkacoffee with chocolate
- Mokkacity in Yemen
Portuguese moca, Moca
- mocacoffee with chocolate
- Mocacity in Yemen
Romanian moca, moca
- mocacoffee with chocolate
- mocacoffee/chocolate flavour
- Mochacity in Yemen
Russian мо́кко, Мо́ха
- мо́кко (mókko)coffee with chocolate
- Мо́ха (Móxa)city in Yemen
- Мо́кка (Mókka)city in Yemen
Spanish moca, moka
- mocacoffee with chocolate
- mokacoffee with chocolate
- Mochacity in Ecuador
- Mocacity in Yemen
Swedish mocka, mockakaffe
- mockacoffee with chocolate
- mockakaffecoffee with chocolate
- mockacoffee/chocolate flavour
- mockafärgadcolour
- kaffefärgadcolour
- Mockacity in Yemen
Tagalog moka, moka
- mokacoffee with chocolate
- mokacoffee/chocolate flavour
Thai โมคา
- โมคา (moo-kaa)city in Yemen
Turkish Muha
- Muhacity in Yemen
Ukrainian Мо́ха
- Мо́ха (Móxa)city in Yemen
Yiddish מאָקאַ
- מאָקאַ (moka)coffee with chocolate
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mocha
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Cite this entry
mocha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocha
“mocha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocha. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mocha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocha.
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