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Latte vs Mocha - What's the difference?

latte | mocha |

As nouns the difference between latte and mocha

is that latte is a drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam while mocha is a coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof; a caffè mocha.

As an adjective mocha is

of a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.

latte

English

(wikipedia latte)

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of , from Latin lac'', ''lactis .

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
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  • A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, or matcha (green tea).
  • Synonyms
    * caffe latte * *

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun) (Latte stone)
  • A pillar capped by a hemispherical stone capital with the flat side facing up, used as building supports by the ancient Chamorro people and now used as a sign of Chamorro identity.
  • Anagrams

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    mocha

    English

    (wikipedia mocha)

    Noun

  • (countable) A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof; a caffè mocha.
  • A strong Arabian coffee
  • A coffee and chocolate mixed flavour
  • A dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
  • An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
  • See also

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    Anagrams

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