mocha

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɒkə/    美 /ˈmoʊkə/|/ˈmɒkə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof. countable
    — "Can you hear the kitchen door being opened at this moment or detect the exact aroma of our host's mocha?" he demanded.
  2. A flavour that combines coffee and chocolate. countable,uncountable
    — mocha fudge
  3. A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee. countable,uncountable
  4. A strong Arabian coffee. countable,uncountable
  5. Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, many European species having dark brown coloration. countable,uncountable
  6. An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain. countable,historical,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee. not-comparable

词形变化

mochas plural

词汇关系

衍生词
jamoke mocha bisque
相关词
mochaccino

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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.
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