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  mocha

  noun

  Also a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
• Mocha
  Mocha

  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)

mocha

American  

[moh-kuh] / ˈmoʊ kə /

noun

mochas plural

1. (initial capital letter) Also a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.

2. a choice variety of coffee, originally grown in Arabia.

3. a flavoring obtained from a coffee infusion or a combined infusion of chocolate and coffee.

4. a brownish chocolate color.

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

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mocha ¹ British  

/ ˈmɒkə /

noun

1. a strongly flavoured dark brown coffee originally imported from Arabia

2. a flavouring made from coffee and chocolate

3. a soft glove leather with a suede finish, made from goatskin or sheepskin

4. 1. a dark brown colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      mocha shoes

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Mocha ² British  

/ ˈmɒkə /

noun

1. 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)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• mochas
  plural

Etymology

Origin of mocha

1765–75 mocha for def. 2

Explanation

Mocha is a high quality type of coffee made from a specific coffee bean. It's easily confused with the flavored drink also called a mocha, which combines coffee and chocolate. Mocha coffee beans are from the plant species called Coffee arabica, and it was originally only grown in Mocha, Yemen. Most people who order mochas in coffee shops have a more complicated drink in mind: the hot or cold mixture of coffee or espresso, milk, and chocolate. Anything mocha flavored will echo this coffee-chocolate combination, while something mocha colored will be a similar brown shade.

Example Sentences

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mocha Mocha mochas

You can have that as a latte, you can do it as a mocha or a blended coffee freeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

“I have a delicious mocha flavored granola recipe in my new cookbook that utilizes spent coffee grounds to enhance the chocolate flavor,” she said.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024

When I was in college, I’d come home for Thanksgiving break and flip on Jodie Foster’s “Home for the Holidays” while sipping a peppermint mocha.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

But I was introduced to what became my Starbucks drink: a venti, skim, no-foam mocha.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

Raspberry mocha, thin mint, stone gray...I’m so good at painting nails, I could open up my own shop.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

Yoshi Nakashini, 79, sat at a table outside the Cypress Community Center with his two cats, Melon and Mocha, peering out from their carriers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

The iconic seasonal duo of the Peppermint Mocha Signature Latte and Toasted White Chocolate Signature Latte are also making their grand comeback.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024

The incident happened roughly 15 nautical miles south-west of the Yemeni city of Mocha.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2024

“We’re currently deciding between Mocha, Karma and Dino.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024

At Tubal, also, to the southeast of Santa Maria, the land was raised six feet, at Mocha two feet, but no elevation could be ascertained at Valdivia.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

That is particularly true in Kyiv, the capital, where small coffee kiosks staffed by trained baristas serving tasty mochas for less than $2 have become a fixture of the streetscape.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

Talking over our iced mochas, I began to see a consistent pattern in our behavior — extended day-into-evening dates and continued plans to meet up again in the near future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

I don't necessarily mean seasonal coffee drinks like pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint mochas — though I've definitely had more than one La Colombe peppermint mocha draft latte since Thanksgiving.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2022

Ovechkin doesn’t drink a lot of coffee now, but at the time, he was obsessed with mochas, Willsie recalled.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022

Back in Chicago, I spent summer afternoons shopping for new school clothes or sipping iced mochas with Skye and Madi at my favorite café.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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