mocha

Definition

A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "mocha fudge"
• "mocha brownies"

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