What is the difference between mocha and coffee?
mocha | coffee |
(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.
Of a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee.
A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
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*:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
*2008 , Agnes Poirier, The Guardian , 12 April:
*:As I sip a coffee at Brasserie Balzar, two well-known intellectuals, one publisher and a Sorbonne professor were discussing Sarkozy's future: "He won't finish his mandate" says one.
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, title= The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
A tropical plant of the genus Coffea .
(rft-sense) A pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
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The end of the meal—when coffee is usually served.
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Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
To drink coffee.
* 1839 , Thomas Chandler Haliburton, The Clockmaker
* 2010 , Patrick Day, Too Late in the Afternoon: One Man's Triumph Over Depression
As nouns the difference between mocha and coffee
is that mocha is a coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof; a caffè mocha while coffee is a beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.As adjectives the difference between mocha and coffee
is that mocha is of a dark brown colour, like that of mocha coffee while coffee is of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.As a verb coffee is
to drink coffee.mocha
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(wikipedia mocha)Noun
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(wikipedia coffee)Noun
- The Turks have a drink called coffa (for they use no wine), so named of a berry as black as soot, and as bitter.
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* black coffee * coffee-and * coffee bag * coffee bar * coffee bean * coffee break * coffee cake, coffeecake * coffee cup * coffee essense * coffee grinder * coffeehouse * coffee klatch, coffee klatsch * coffee machine * coffee maker, coffeemaker * coffee mill * coffee morning * coffee pot, coffeepot * coffee room * coffee royal * coffee rust * coffee shop * coffee spoon * coffee table * coffee-table book * coffee tree/coffeetree * drip coffee * filter coffee * Gaelic coffee * iced coffee * instant coffee * Irish coffee * Kentucky coffee tree * Turkish coffee * wake up and smell the coffeeSee also
* arabica * cappuccino * * * cafeteria * * * * * coffea * decaf * demitasse * eccoccino * espresso * espresso breve * flat white * frappuccino * java * kaffeeklatsch * latte * long black * macchiato * mocha * mochaccino * robusta * short black * speedball * Tia Maria *Verb
- I rushed into my cabin, coffeed , wined, and went to bed sobbing.
- It was exactly 11 a.m. We had been coffeeing for one hour, and our coffee cups were empty.
External links
*The Origins of Coffe on Foodie’s Corner*
Podictionary article on “coffee” including its relationship with wine*
PBS documentary *Black Coffee, The Irresistable Bean. Discusses the origin of the word including the relationship with wine. Starts at 10:521000 English basic words