moka

English

Etymology 1

Probably from Italian moka.

Noun

moka (plural moka or mokas)

1. A moka pot.
   • 1997, Corby Kummer, The Joy of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 270:

     In a moka, water boils in a closed chamber with enough headroom to allow a head of steam to collect. The pressure from the steam forces the hot water to escape from the chamber and pass through the ground coffee.

Etymology 2

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Moka exchange

Wikipedia

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Noun

moka (uncountable)

1. A ritualized system of exchange in the Mount Hagen area of Papua New Guinea, involving reciprocal gifts of pigs that regulate social status.

Anagrams

• Kamo, Moak, Omak, amok, mako

Esperanto

Etymology

From moki +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -oka
• Hyphenation: mo‧ka

Adjective

moka (accusative singular mokan, plural mokaj, accusative plural mokajn)

1. scornful

Finnish

Etymology

Back-formation from mokata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmokɑ/,
• Rhymes: -okɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧ka

Noun

moka (colloquial)

1. blunder, gaffe, bad

   Sori, mun moka!

   Sorry, my bad!

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “moka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• amok, koma, mako

French

Etymology

From the French spelling of the Yemeni port town of Mocha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ka/

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Noun

moka m (plural mokas)

1. mocha (drink)
2. Variety of coffee originating from the city of Mokha in Yemen.
3. Savoy biscuit cake topped with coffee cream.

Derived terms

• crème de moka

Further reading

• “moka”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ɔːka

Verb

moka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mokaði, supine mokað)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to dig, to delve

   Synonym: grafa

2. (transitive, with dative) to shovel

   Synonym: skófla

Conjugation

Anagrams

• koma

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

moka

Wikipedia ^it

Alternative forms

• Moka

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic المُخَا (al-muḵā), a port on the Red Sea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔka
• Hyphenation: mò‧ka

Noun

moka m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of moca

Noun

moka f (invariable)

1. moka pot

   Hypernym: caffettiera

Further reading

• moka in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• makò

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

moka

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǭka. Cognates include regional Serbo-Croatian мука/muka (“meal”), Slovak múka, Russian мука (muka). Non-Slavic cognates include Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), German mengen (“to mix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòːka/

Noun

mọ́ka f

1. flour

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Further reading

• “moka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “moka”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references