mocha

M3O1C3H4A1
US/ˈmoʊkə/Australia, UK/ˈmɒkə/

noun

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

“mocha fudge”

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

mocha1

nounmocha (countable and uncountable, plural mochas)

plural mochas

  1. 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, →OCLC

    Synonyms: café mocha, caffè mocha, coffolate, mochaccino

  2. countableuncountableA flavour that combines coffee and chocolate.

    mocha fudge

    1 more example

    mocha brownies

  3. countableuncountableA dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
  4. countableuncountableA strong Arabian coffee.
  5. countableuncountableAny of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, many European species having dark brown coloration.
  6. countablehistoricaluncountableAn Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.
adjectivemocha (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.

Mocha2

proper noun

alternative Mokha · alternative Mukha

  1. A city in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.
  2. A city in Taiz Governorate, Yemen.
  3. A female given name.
  4. computer languagesThe name originally proposed for JavaScript.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

More synonyms by meaning

nouna superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia

Similar
mocha coffee
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicاَلْمُخَا
  2. 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.

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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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Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

mocha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocha

MLA

“mocha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mocha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocha.

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