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mocha
[ moh-kuh ]
noun
- 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.
Mocha
1/ ˈmɒkə /
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
2/ ˈmɒkə /
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
- a dark brown colour
- ( as adjective )
mocha shoes
Word History and Origins
Origin of mocha1
Example Sentences
Each piece is so good, but the mocha toned knee-highs, in particular, are a certified staple for the fall season.
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.
Mocha is generally considered to be the best type of coffee, with Java a close second.
The Mocha appears also in the Kidd narratives, and continued her career of piracy till 1699, at least.
Off Mocha he saw an animal, five miles distant, that lifted the body high out of the water like a snake.
They sent a few pounds in 1721 to Amsterdam, where the coffee brought a higher price than Java or Mocha.
Next to Mocha, the Cazengo coffee is the smallest bean that is to be found in the European markets.
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