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Mocha , town (1990 est. pop. 2,000), S Yemen, a port on the Red Sea. It was noted for the export of the coffee to which it gave its name but declined as a trading port in the late 19th cent. with the rise of Hodeida and Aden.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

mocha, Mocha1 variety of chalcedony. XVII (mocus, moc(h)o). poss. the same word as next.

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mocha
1. Variety of arabica coffee.

2. Flavoured with coffee.

3. In the USA a combination of coffee and chocolate flavouring. See also mocca.

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