mocha

USMOH-kuh/ˈmoʊkə/UKMO-kuh/ˈmɒkə/

7 meanings of mocha

1
chocolate coffeenouncountable
A coffee drink mixed with chocolate and usually milk, or a cup of it.
Like a cup of hot chocolate with coffee mixed in.
She ordered a mocha with extra whipped cream.
Two mochas, please, and a slice of cake.
UsageMenus also call it café mocha.
Similarmochaccino
Note
2
flavor blendnouncountable or uncountable
A taste that mixes coffee and chocolate together.
Like mixing your coffee with a bit of chocolate.
This ice cream has a rich mocha flavor.
I love the mocha in these cookies.
3
the coloradjective
Having a dark brown color, like coffee with chocolate.
Like the brown of milky coffee.
She wore a mocha sweater to the party.
The mocha curtains matched the wooden floor.
4
the colornouncountable or uncountable
A deep brown color, like coffee mixed with chocolate.
Like the color of milky coffee.
She painted the walls a warm mocha.
His new shoes were a rich mocha that matched his belt.
5
strong coffeenouncountable or uncountable
A strong type of coffee that first came from Arabia.

Less common meanings

6
noun
A kind of small, pale moth with dark rings marked on its wings.
7
noun
An old Ethiopian weight, listed as about 65 milligrams in some sources and about 31 grams in others.

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Origin

Named after Mocha, a port in Yemen that was a big coffee market. Its beans often tasted like chocolate, so the name came to mean coffee mixed with chocolate.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 4 facts

The word mocha is named after Mocha. en.wikipedia.org
Mocha is a port in Yemen. en.wikipedia.org
Mocha was a major coffee market. en.wikipedia.org
The beans' chocolate-like flavor led to the extension of mocha to coffee mixed with chocolate. en.wiktionary.org