Phrase guide

moka pot

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩卡壺 /摩卡壶 (Mókǎhú) — coffeemaker
  • Finnish: mokkapannu — coffeemaker
  • Finnish: mutteripannu — coffeemaker
  • French: cafetière italienne — coffeemaker
  • German: Espressokanne — coffeemaker
  • Hungarian: kotyogós kávéfőző — coffeemaker
  • Hungarian: kotyogó — coffeemaker
  • Italian: moka — coffeemaker
  • Polish: kafetierka — coffeemaker
  • Polish: makinetka — coffeemaker
  • Polish: moka — coffeemaker
  • Portuguese: cafeteira italiana — coffeemaker
  • Portuguese: cafeteira Moka — coffeemaker
  • Russian: гейзерная кофеварка (gejzernaja kofevarka) — coffeemaker
  • Slovak: moka — coffeemaker
  • Slovak: koťogó — coffeemaker
  • Spanish: cafetera — coffeemaker
  • Spanish: greca — coffeemaker