moka

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noun

A moka pot.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

moka1

nounmoka (plural moka or mokas)

plural mokas

  1. A moka pot.

    In a moka, water boils in a closed chamber with enough headroom to allow a head of steam to collect. The pressure from the steam forces the hot water to escape from the chamber and pass through the ground coffee.

    1997, Corby Kummer, The Joy of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 270

moka2

nounmoka (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA ritualized system of exchange in the Mount Hagen area of Papua New Guinea, involving reciprocal gifts of pigs that regulate social status.

Moka3

proper noun
  1. A number of places in Mauritius
    1. A district of Mauritius.
    2. A village in Mauritius.
  2. A number of places in Estonia
    1. A village in Hiiu County, Estonia.
    2. A village in Rapla County, Estonia.

Origin

  1. Italianmoka
  2. Englishmoka

Probably from Italian moka.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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