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mocha

UK/ˈmɒkə/ US/ˈmoʊkə/ uncommon

noun

3.

superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • mocha bisque

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