mocha

[moh-kuh]

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noun

(initial capital letter) Also Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
a choice variety of coffee, originally grown in Arabia.
a flavoring obtained from a coffee infusion or a combined infusion of chocolate and coffee.

a brownish chocolate color.
a glove leather, finer and thinner than doeskin, the best grades of which are made from Arabian goatskins.

Origin of mocha

1765–75 for def 2

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Examples from the Web for mocha

Contemporary Examples

Fagerstron asked, noting "I have formula (orange container/sensitive) and mocha stuff on my list."
The Quirks in the Sarah Palin Emails
Shushannah Walshe, Michael Falcone
June 12, 2011
But first—a mocha latte, then he's going back to camp out on Pearl Square all night.
Inside the Bahrain Revolt
Karen Leigh
February 19, 2011
At Calvin Klein, Francisco Costa showed restrained shifts in subtly shifting textures from ivory to mocha.
NY Fashion Week: Time for Fashion to Get Hip
Robin Givhan
February 17, 2011
Mocha is the offspring of the marriage of two plain-looking beans: coffee and cacao.
4 Autumnal Desserts
Michel Richard
November 18, 2010

Historical Examples

And that pale sherry, and that Chablis, and that exquisite cup of Mocha?
One Of Them
Charles James Lever
I leave digestion to take its course, waiting for my mocha and maraschino.
Confessions Of Con Cregan
Charles James Lever
The true Bourbon is obtained from the first few crops of Mocha seed.
All About Coffee
William H. Ukers
For many years it was used on Mocha coffee, but it is now out of existence.
All About Coffee
William H. Ukers
The coffee most cultivated in Mexico is supposed to have come from Mocha seed.
All About Coffee
William H. Ukers

British Dictionary definitions for mocha

mocha

noun

a strongly flavoured dark brown coffee originally imported from Arabia
a flavouring made from coffee and chocolate
a soft glove leather with a suede finish, made from goatskin or sheepskin
1. a dark brown colour
2. (as adjective)mocha shoes

Mocha

Mokha

noun

a port in Yemen, on the Red Sea; in the former North Yemen until 1990: formerly important for the export of Arabian coffee. Pop: 14 562 (2005 est)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for mocha

n.

1733, "fine coffee," from Mocha, Red Sea port of Yemen, from which coffee was exported. Meaning "mixture of coffee and chocolate" first recorded 1849. As a shade of dark brown, it is attested from 1895.

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Examples from the Web for mocha

Contemporary Examples

Fagerstron asked, noting "I have formula (orange container/sensitive) and mocha stuff on my list."

But first—a mocha latte, then he's going back to camp out on Pearl Square all night.

At Calvin Klein, Francisco Costa showed restrained shifts in subtly shifting textures from ivory to mocha.

Mocha is the offspring of the marriage of two plain-looking beans: coffee and cacao.

Historical Examples

And that pale sherry, and that Chablis, and that exquisite cup of Mocha?

I leave digestion to take its course, waiting for my mocha and maraschino.

The true Bourbon is obtained from the first few crops of Mocha seed.

For many years it was used on Mocha coffee, but it is now out of existence.

The coffee most cultivated in Mexico is supposed to have come from Mocha seed.

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Mocha

Mokha

Word Origin and History for mocha

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Origin of mocha