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Is mocha an Italian word?

Is mocha an Italian word? While today we associate the word “mocha” with a beverage, the word actually comes from a location: the city of al-Makha or Mocha, in Yemen. Now we understand what a mocha is, where exactly did it come from? It is believed that the drink was originally named after the mocha

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Is it pronounced mocha or moka?

Is it pronounced mocha or moka? I have reproduced the relevant part of that comment here, in case it gets deleted: The standard pronunciation of mocha in English is [ˈməʊkə] in British English and [ˈmoʊkə] in American English. The Italian coffee maker, commonly called moka pot Or macchinetta (small machine) is an Italian stovetop brewing

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