MOCHA

mocha

(noun) a dark brown color

mocha, mocha coffee

(noun) a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia

mocha

(noun) a flavoring made from coffee mixed with chocolate

mocha

(noun) soft suede glove leather from goatskin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Mocha

A village in Gujarat, India.

A village in Madhya Pradesh, India.

A city in Ecuador.

A city in Yemen.

A female given name.

A surname.

Anagrams

• MACHO, macho

Etymology

Noun

mocha (countable and uncountable, plural mochas)

(countable) A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof; a caffè mocha.

Synonyms: caffè mocha, mochaccino

A coffee and chocolate mixed flavour.

A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.

A strong Arabian coffee.

(historical) An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.

Adjective

mocha (not comparable)

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

Anagrams

• MACHO, macho

Source: Wiktionary


Mo"cha, n.

1. A seaport town of Arabia, on the Red Sea.

2. A variety of coffee brought from Mocha.

3. An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain. Mocha stone (Min.), moss agate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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