mocha coffee
- noun
- /ˈmoʊkə ˈkɔfi/
- Archaic
:
café mocha
- I enjoy a cup of mocha coffee every morning.
And so when Europeans were first enjoying coffee, they knew it as a mocha or mocha coffee.
- And so when Europeans were first enjoying coffee, they knew it as a mocha or mocha coffee.
Examples
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He always starts his morning with a cup of mocha coffee brewed from freshly ground beans.
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The rich aroma of mocha coffee filled the entire café, attracting coffee lovers from all around.
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She brought back some authentic mocha coffee after her trip to Yemen.
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Have you tried mocha coffee from Yemen?
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I enjoy a rich mocha coffee topped with whipped cream on cold mornings.
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Every Sunday, I treat myself to a delicious mocha coffee at my favorite café.
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He ordered a mocha coffee to savor its unique blend of chocolate and coffee flavors.
Synonyms
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1.0
A hot drink made by brewing roasted, ground beans with water
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3.2
A dark coffee with a rich taste made from beans originally grown in Yemen
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Morphology
The meaning ('a dark aromatic coffee from Mocha') is directly derived from combining 'mocha' (a type/style of coffee) with 'coffee' — a transparent noun+noun modifier composition. This compositional pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
The name mocha coffee may come from the old port of Mocha in Yemen, where rich, dark coffee beans were sent to Europe. So, mocha coffee came to mean 'a dark, special coffee', and that's why 'mocha' is also used for chocolatey coffee drinks.