moka pot

noun

A coffeemaker that produces coffee by passing boiling water pressurized by steam through ground coffee, traditionally made of aluminium.

OriginItalian moka ← Arabic المُخَا →
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Meanings

nounmoka pot (plural moka pots)

plural moka pots

  1. A coffeemaker that produces coffee by passing boiling water pressurized by steam through ground coffee, traditionally made of aluminium.

Origin

  1. Arabicالمُخَا“Mocha (a port city known for coffee)”
  2. Italianmoka
  3. Englishmoka pot

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 摩卡壺 /摩卡壶
  • 摩卡壺 /摩卡壶 (Mókǎhú)coffeemaker
Finnish mokkapannu, mutteripannu
  • mokkapannucoffeemaker
  • mutteripannucoffeemaker
French cafetière italienne
  • cafetière italiennecoffeemaker
German Espressokanne
  • Espressokannecoffeemaker
Hungarian kotyogós kávéfőző, kotyogó
  • kotyogós kávéfőzőcoffeemaker
  • kotyogócoffeemaker
Italian moka
  • mokacoffeemaker
Polish kafetierka, makinetka
  • kafetierkacoffeemaker
  • makinetkacoffeemaker
  • mokacoffeemaker
Portuguese cafeteira italiana, cafeteira Moka
  • cafeteira italianacoffeemaker
  • cafeteira Mokacoffeemaker
Russian гейзерная кофеварка
  • гейзерная кофеварка (gejzernaja kofevarka)coffeemaker
Slovak moka, koťogó
  • mokacoffeemaker
  • koťogócoffeemaker
Spanish cafetera, greca
  • cafeteracoffeemaker
  • grecacoffeemaker
Cite this entry
APA

moka pot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moka%20pot

MLA

“moka pot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moka%20pot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moka pot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moka%20pot.

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