Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Of a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof. · A flavour that combines coffee and chocolate. · A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee. · A strong Arabian coffee.
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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- Derivation mentionاَلْمُخَاar
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