mocha

noun

mo·​cha ˈmō-kə 

1

a(1)

: the small, irregular-shaped coffee beans of plants grown in the mountainous regions of Yemen that produce an earthy, strong coffee of usually medium to high acidity

… Mocha beans, from Yemen, confer a winey accent to mellow-tasting Java beans from Indonesia.

—Consumer Reports

also : the coffee prepared from mocha beans

(2)

: a similar coffee grown in Ethiopia

b

: a flavoring made of a strong coffee infusion or of a mixture of cocoa or chocolate with coffee

2

: a pliable suede-finished glove leather from African sheepskins

3

: a dark chocolate-brown color

Examples of mocha in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bright, medium deep purple; aromas of black currant, clove, purple iris and mocha. —Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

By day, the 22-year-old Starbucks barista crafts lattes and mochas at the Chicago Reserve Roastery. —Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 June 2025

There’s royal blue, light, baby pink, sterling check, mocha brown, and now, emerald green. —Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025

Soft tannins in a deliciously rounded mouthful that is an elixir, a brew, a soup oozing with snappy fresh flavors of black and red cherries and mocha as well as oxtail and blueberry pie. —Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Mocha, Yemen

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Rhymes for mocha

• boca
• bocca
• broca
• cloaca
• coca
• loca
• phoca
• tapioca

Kids Definition

mocha

noun

mo·​cha ˈmō-kə 

1

: coffee of high quality grown in Arabia

2

: a mixture of coffee and chocolate

Geographical Definition

Mocha

geographical name

Mo·​cha ˈmō-kə 

variants or Arabic Al Mukhā

ˌäl-mu̇-ˈḵä 

town and port on the Red Sea in southwestern Yemen population 10,428