Standard Lemma guide

mocha

adj · name · noun · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈmoʊkə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊkə
  • Australian, UK: /ˈmɒkə/
  • rhymes with -ɒkə
  • CMU ARPABET: M OW1 K AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A village in Gujarat, India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A village in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

A city in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

name

Meaning 5

A city in Taiz Governorate, Yemen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

name

Meaning 6

A female given name.

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7

name

Meaning 7

A surname.

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8

name

Meaning 8

The name originally proposed for JavaScript.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Synonyms: café mocha, caffè mocha, coffolate, mochaccino

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A flavour that combines coffee and chocolate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • mocha fudge
  • mocha brownies

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11

noun

Meaning 11

A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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12

noun

Meaning 12

A strong Arabian coffee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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13

noun

Meaning 13

Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, many European species having dark brown coloration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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14

noun

Meaning 14

An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical, uncountable

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15

noun

Meaning 15

a dark brown color

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: brown, brownness

16

noun

Meaning 16

a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: mocha coffee

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: coffee, java

17

noun

Meaning 17

a flavoring made from coffee mixed with chocolate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning

18

noun

Meaning 18

soft suede glove leather from goatskin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: leather

History

Etymology

From Mocha, Yemen, a port on the Red Sea, from Arabic اَلْمُخَا (al-muḵā), for its role as a major marketplace for coffee during Ottoman rule. The beans often had a chocolaty flavor, hence by extension came to refer to any coffee with a chocolate flavor, or any mixture of coffee and chocolate flavors, notably coffee with chocolate syrup added.

Across languages

Translations

90 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩卡味的 (mókǎwèi de) — of a brown colour
  • Dutch: mokka — of a brown colour
  • Esperanto: mokakolora — of a brown colour
  • Finnish: kahvinruskea — of a brown colour
  • Arabic: اَلمُخَا (al-muḵā) — city in Yemen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 穆哈 (Mùhā) — city in Yemen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩卡 (Mókǎ) — city in Yemen
  • Dutch: Mokka — city in Yemen
  • Esperanto: Mokao — city in Yemen
  • French: Moka — city in Yemen
  • German: Mokka — city in Yemen
  • Hebrew: מוח׳א (mokha) — city in Yemen
  • Hindi: मुख़ा (muxā) — city in Yemen
  • Indonesian: Mukha — city in Yemen
  • Italian: Moka — city in Yemen
  • Japanese: モカ (Moka) — city in Yemen
  • Korean: 모카 (moka) — city in Yemen
  • Marathi: मोका (mokā) — city in Yemen
  • Persian: مخا (moxâ) — city in Yemen
  • Polish: Mokka — city in Yemen
  • Portuguese: Moca — city in Yemen
  • Romanian: Mocha — city in Yemen
  • Russian: Мо́ха (Móxa) — city in Yemen
  • Russian: Мо́кка (Mókka) — city in Yemen
  • Spanish: Moca — city in Yemen
  • Swedish: Mocka — city in Yemen
  • Thai: โมคา (moo-kaa) — city in Yemen
  • Turkish: Muha — city in Yemen
  • Ukrainian: Мо́ха (Móxa) — city in Yemen
  • Marathi: मोचा (mocā) — city in Ecuador
  • Spanish: Mocha — city in Ecuador
  • Arabic: مُوكَا (mūkā) — coffee with chocolate
  • Bulgarian: мо́ка (móka) — coffee with chocolate
  • Chinese Cantonese: 摩卡 (mo1 kaa1) — coffee with chocolate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩卡 (mókǎ) — coffee with chocolate
  • Danish: mokka — coffee with chocolate
  • Dutch: mokka — coffee with chocolate
  • Esperanto: kafo mokao — coffee with chocolate
  • Finnish: mokka — coffee with chocolate
  • French: moka — coffee with chocolate
  • Galician: moca — coffee with chocolate
  • German: Mokka — coffee with chocolate
  • Hindi: मोका (mokaa) — coffee with chocolate
  • Hungarian: mokka — coffee with chocolate
  • Icelandic: mokka — coffee with chocolate
  • Irish: moca — coffee with chocolate
  • Irish: caife mhoca — coffee with chocolate
  • Italian: moca — coffee with chocolate
  • Italian: moka — coffee with chocolate
  • Japanese: モカ (moka) — coffee with chocolate
  • Japanese: カフェモカ (kafe moka) — coffee with chocolate
  • Korean: 모카 (moka) — coffee with chocolate
  • Lao: ມອ໋ກຄ່າ (mǭk khā) — coffee with chocolate
  • Māori: kawhe moka — coffee with chocolate
  • Marathi: मोका (mokā) — coffee with chocolate
  • Polish: mokka — coffee with chocolate
  • Portuguese: moca — coffee with chocolate
  • Romanian: moca — coffee with chocolate
  • Russian: мо́кко (mókko) — coffee with chocolate
  • Spanish: moca — coffee with chocolate
  • Spanish: moka — coffee with chocolate
  • Swedish: mocka — coffee with chocolate
  • Swedish: mockakaffe — coffee with chocolate
  • Tagalog: moka — coffee with chocolate
  • Yiddish: מאָקאַ (moka) — coffee with chocolate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩卡味 (mókǎwèi) — coffee/chocolate flavour
  • Dutch: mokka — coffee/chocolate flavour
  • Finnish: mokka — coffee/chocolate flavour
  • German: Mokka- — coffee/chocolate flavour
  • Marathi: मोका (mokā) — coffee/chocolate flavour
  • Romanian: moca — coffee/chocolate flavour
  • Swedish: mocka — coffee/chocolate flavour
  • Tagalog: moka — coffee/chocolate flavour
  • Bulgarian: шоколадов (šokoladov) — colour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩卡色 (mókǎsè) — colour
  • Dutch: mokka — colour
  • Esperanto: mokakoloro — colour
  • Finnish: mokka — colour
  • Marathi: मोका (mokā) — colour
  • Swedish: mockafärgad — colour
  • Swedish: kaffefärgad — colour
  • Bulgarian: мока (moka) — strong Arabian coffee
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿拉伯咖啡 (Ālābó kāfēi) — strong Arabian coffee
  • Dutch: mokka — strong Arabian coffee
  • Dutch: Arabische koffie — strong Arabian coffee
  • Esperanto: mokao — strong Arabian coffee
  • Finnish: mokka — strong Arabian coffee
  • German: Mokka — strong Arabian coffee
  • Italian: moca — strong Arabian coffee
  • Marathi: मोका (mokā) — strong Arabian coffee