cafe mocha

A form of café mocha — Synonym of mocha (“type of coffee”).

Meanings

nouncafe mocha (countable and uncountable, plural cafe mochas)

plural cafe mochas

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of café mocha.

    A steaming cup of cafe mocha or cafe latte is $1.25, and sandwiches run $3-7 (the latter on foot-long rolls).

    1986, Stephen Metzger, California Downhill, Chico, Calif.: Moon Publications, →ISBN, pages 50–51
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    Those Austrian desserts we all know and love, sacher torte, linzer torte, apfelstrudel and the like, as well as Bavarian chocolate, peach torte and jailhouse pie, are $2.25 or $2.50 and — with a cup of cafe mocha — a delightful afternoon pick-me-up.

    1986 April, Nancy Webster, Richard Woodworth, Inn Spots & Special Places in New England: A Guide to Where to Go, Stay, Eat and Enjoy in 30 of the Region’s Choicest Areas, West Hartford, Conn.: Wood Pond Press, published May 1988 (3rd printing), →ISBN, page 24

    In the evening, enjoy a cup of cafe mocha or a glass of wine in the spacious living room that overlooks the mountains.

    1990, Toni Sortor, editor, The Annual Directory of American Bed & Breakfasts, 1991 edition, Nashville, Tenn.: Rutledge Hill Press, →ISBN, page 118, column 2

    We can’t resist the crumbly, buttery scones (preferably washed down with a nice big cup of cafe mocha) at this supernaturally delicious deli.

    1998, Scott Williams, Vivienne Heines, The Insiders’ Guide® to the Texas Coastal Bend, Manteo, N.C.: Insiders’ Publishing, →ISBN, page 90, column 2

    Pelcak uses the stimulant for more than just to wake up and keep going, though – he also likes to hang out with friends over a cup of cafe mocha at Java, where he’s been going since he was a freshman.

    2002 September 6, Kecia Seyb, “COFFEE | Students use caffeine as stimulant; experts warn against addiction, long-term effects”, in Kansas State Collegian, Manhattan, Kan.: Kansas State University, page 9, column 2

    “Java, anyone?” / Alexa raced over and grabbed two steaming cafe mochas. “Thank God. If I didn’t serve them caffeine they’d read to one another in the Starbucks down the street.”

    2012 February, Jennifer Probst, The Marriage Bargain, Fort Collins, Colo.: Entangled Publishing, LLC, →ISBN, page 137
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